[Rhodes22-list] Forestay Replacement

[Michael Meltzer]

one other thing, make sure to not turn the wire end into a "rats nest" as you are passing it though, tape the end or use glue glue 
that a solvent can remove.

MJM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Staum" <staum at earthlink.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Forestay Replacement


> Thanks, Michael.  SS
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> From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
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> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 11:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Forestay Replacement
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>> Rigging house(this type of work is a PITA for stan), get the pin to pin from the old system before you cut it, 1/8 wire, tell 
>> them you will be using a surelock so they leave the room to attach it, When stan puts these together in shop he theards 
>> everything up and presses the connection on inhouse. the slot stuff you are hearing about is either "rework" or a PO replacing 
>> the wire.
>>
>>
>> MJM
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Stephen Staum" <staum at earthlink.net>
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 8:30 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Forestay Replacement
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>>> Should I order the surelock and wire from Stan or from a rigging house? SS
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 9:23 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Forestay Replacement
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>>>
>>>> upgrade to a CDI, or order up a new wire with a surelock, but that means that you need to install the surelock yourself, it is 
>>>> not hard.
>>>>
>>>> MJM
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Stephen Staum" <staum at earthlink.net>
>>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 1:28 PM
>>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Forestay Replacement
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>>>>
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone tell me how to replace the forestay on my '87 Rhodes?  While removing the jib for repairs I found a few broken 
>>>> strands in the cable at the top.  I have a factory original furler with the forestay inside the tube w/ plastic plugs on each 
>>>> end.
>>>>
>>>> How do I remove the plastic ends?
>>>>
>>>> It looks to me like the cable needs to be swaged after it is installed inside the tube?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,  Stephen Staum
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