[ham] [Rhodes22-list] Deck thickness

[Jay Friedland]

Michael,
I'll check Roger's comments. Harken's recommendations are "use only 
enough halyard tension to hold luff straight. Excess halyard tension 
will make furling more difficult and may damage the unit." The total 
weight of the sail and vectran luff is 6-7 lbs. (a guess) based on 
Tom's unit. Wichard makes three different lengths, with the straight 
screw shaft being 1-3/16" (one supplied), 1-3/8", and 2-5/32". As my 
deck core of non-skid is 1-1/4", I figure most of us will be safe with 
the longest in the raised part, if I can get Paul to change it.

Mary Lou, there is a rubber boot/base that has a fairly flexible flange 
that would seal out any moisture, and it includes a SS backing plate, 
small, but adequate.
J


On Sunday, March 9, 2003, at 11:19 AM, Michael Meltzer wrote:

> it will vary, depending on who and when the lay-up was done, Stan has 
> been making the deck thicker over the years, the only way to
> know for sure is to check your own, also the coring has been all over 
> the places, be ready to reinforce the holes with epoxy by
> drilling, flood with exoxy and redrill. Rodger has writen about this a 
> few time, might be able to post/repost it.
>
> MJM
>
>
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>> Folks,
>> Got the deck hardware for the UPS in advance to install. Doyle 
>> includes
>> a Wichard watertight U-bolt for the furler mounting, but it only has 
>> 1"
>> of threads. As my boat is in NC, does anyone know the actual/nominal
>> thickness of the deck in front of the vent? Also, is there any
>> preferred orientation of the U-bolt to minimize load, with the
>> centerline or across? Any other mounting recommendations are
>> appreciated.Thanks,
>> Jay
>>
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