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#205622 03/14/10 07:04 PM 03/14/10 07:04 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | It's probably time to replace it - but you may want to try a penetrating lubricant like WD40...McLube will not get into the threads (the solvent evaporates quickly leaving a dry lubricant film on whatever was sprayed).
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#205633 03/14/10 10:34 PM 03/14/10 10:34 PM |
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#205635 03/15/10 12:19 AM 03/15/10 12:19 AM |
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Posts: 119 Bernhards Bay, N.Y. | Did ya try some 'Harsh Sailor Words' on it ??
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#205661 03/15/10 08:05 AM 03/15/10 08:05 AM |
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Posts: 1,658 Florida Suncoast, Dunedin Caus... | You might want to take it apart and run a Tap and Die over the threads. Stainless is very susceptible to galling so trying to force it will only make it worse. Then use something like Tefgel to coat the threads.
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#205742 03/15/10 10:43 PM 03/15/10 10:43 PM |
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Posts: 890 Dunedin Causeway, FL | I remember now sailing along in decent breeze, trapped out and hearing a PING sound from somewhere. Kind of scary because I had no clue what it was. I've heard that noise from both my knee and my shoulder at various times! | | | Re: diamond wire turnbuckle hard to turn
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#205749 03/16/10 02:34 AM 03/16/10 02:34 AM |
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Posts: 1,383 Kingston SE South Australia | I remember now sailing along in decent breeze, trapped out and hearing a PING sound from the mast somewhere. Kind of scary because I had no clue what it was. I heard the same sound on my 5.8 when I was in plenty of wind and waves, about 30 mins later the sidestay broke inside the suage resulting in a written off boat and a rescue.
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#205767 03/16/10 07:12 AM 03/16/10 07:12 AM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | I remember now sailing along in decent breeze, trapped out and hearing a PING sound from the mast somewhere. Kind of scary because I had no clue what it was. Thinking back now I'm wondering if the thing stripped itself somehow. Does this ever happen to you guys?
And yes I swore up and down at the thing I'm not familiar with the Hobie 20 turnbuckle...but no - I've never heard of such a thing. Check your rigging for a popped wire strand.
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#205770 03/16/10 08:03 AM 03/16/10 08:03 AM |
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Posts: 1,304 Gulf Coast relocated from Cali... | I heard a "pop" while sailing the Fernandina leg of the Tybee last year and we couldnt figure out what it was. By the time we landed, we forgot all about it. The next day we finished in Tybee and began to de rig and I found a broken chain plate on my Starboard shroud. My blood ran cold. Nothing more than sheer luck kept that thing together for the next 100 miles.
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#205775 03/16/10 08:45 AM 03/16/10 08:45 AM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | I heard a "pop" while sailing the Fernandina leg of the Tybee last year and we couldnt figure out what it was. By the time we landed, we forgot all about it. The next day we finished in Tybee and began to de rig and I found a broken chain plate on my Starboard shroud. My blood ran cold. Nothing more than sheer luck kept that thing together for the next 100 miles. That's the second chainplate breakage I've heard of...where exactly did it break? We've already inspected all of ours pretty thoroughly just last week.
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Posts: 3,224 Roanoke Island ,N.C. | I heard a "pop" while sailing the Fernandina leg of the Tybee last year and we couldnt figure out what it was. By the time we landed, we forgot all about it. The next day we finished in Tybee and began to de rig and I found a broken chain plate on my Starboard shroud. My blood ran cold. Nothing more than sheer luck kept that thing together for the next 100 miles. Lee , Did you replace your diamond wire yet? Like Jake said The ping that was heard was most likely strands of wire parting. The 2 times I've heard that sound it was followed by a mast coming down.
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea Isak Dinesen If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most. E. B. White
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#205778 03/16/10 08:55 AM 03/16/10 08:55 AM | andrewscott
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Unregistered | I heard a "pop" while sailing the Fernandina leg of the Tybee last year and we couldnt figure out what it was. By the time we landed, we forgot all about it. The next day we finished in Tybee and began to de rig and I found a broken chain plate on my Starboard shroud. My blood ran cold. Nothing more than sheer luck kept that thing together for the next 100 miles. That's the second chainplate breakage I've heard of...where exactly did it break? We've already inspected all of ours pretty thoroughly just last week. I saw a chainplate (just like the hobie's use)break on a supercat 19, 2 summers ago. I had a chainplate/tang break on me this past christmas day (pic below) ... i replaced both sides... and both had cracks... can't wait for the bow tangs to go... uggggg
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Posts: 119 Bernhards Bay, N.Y. | A lotta good info here, good to share with all !!! My 14 Hobie did that years ago ( my first cat) I'd better check my 17 & 18 this year.....
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Posts: 129 Austin, TX | I heard a "pop" while sailing the Fernandina leg of the Tybee last year and we couldnt figure out what it was. By the time we landed, we forgot all about it. The next day we finished in Tybee and began to de rig and I found a broken chain plate on my Starboard shroud. My blood ran cold. Nothing more than sheer luck kept that thing together for the next 100 miles. better to be lucky than good Lee!
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