[Rhodes22-list] Turnbuckles

[Rod Ellner]

I have used the jam nut for the turnbuckles for years. Works great. Just ckc them once in a while, just like anything else. 
Rod

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> On Apr 29, 2016, at 3:50 PM, cjlowe at sssnet.com wrote:
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> If you use nuts to lock the turnbuckle, one of the nuts on each turnbuckle
> will have to have left handed threads. Meaning the nut turns counter
> clockwise to thread onto the bolt.
> I prefur to use cotter rings to lock the turnbuckles .  Think key rings,
> only stainless steel and smaller.
> You probably know this,but unless Your getting pounded by big wind or
> wakes, you can remove any one turnbuckle at a time,safely.
> 
> Jerry
> 
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> I’ve got a question about the turnbuckles on my six shrouds.  Most of
>> male or bolt-like pieces have holes in the ends of them, which I assume
>> are intended to receive cotter pins or rings, which would keep the
>> turnbuckle from turning.  But two of the bolts do not have holes in them.
>> In one case it’s lower bolt, in the other it’s the upper bolt, the one
>> attached to the wire.
>> 
>> I don’t think I could remedy the situation by drilling holes in the
>> bolts without them.  I’m thinking I could thread nuts onto the bolts
>> above or below the body of the turnbuckle, and tighten them against the
>> body to keep it from moving.
>> 
>> Would this be an appropriate solution?
>> 
>> I hope my description of the problem is good enough that a picture isn’t
>> necessary, but I’ll attempt to attach one anyway, mostly as a test to
>> see if it works.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Peter Nyberg
>> Coventry, CT
>> s/v Silverheels (88/16)
>> 
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