Edit: The topic was RIGGING pin size, but I guess Siri doesn't know that word.
Weird. I'm getting into the nitty-gritty of ordering the new rigging and I've discovered that the chainplates have different size holes in them. Although the old rigging was all done with 3/8" pins. All the fittings on the mast-end of the wires use 3/8" holes.
Forestay: 3/8"
Shrouds: 7/16"
Backstay: 1/2"
The shrouds and backstay chainplates are the infamous embedded-in-the-hull units, so we know that they came that way with the boat. Could this reflect some design feature that I ought to be taking into account? Or maybe the yard just had one size of these parts to use on all the boats? Or maybe it's not (or wasn't) considered so important for the pins to fit closely with rigging this small?
One of those days I should have just stayed in bed, because I've only become more confused all day.
On my way to just dump the whole mess at the WM rigging shop.
Weird. I'm getting into the nitty-gritty of ordering the new rigging and I've discovered that the chainplates have different size holes in them. Although the old rigging was all done with 3/8" pins. All the fittings on the mast-end of the wires use 3/8" holes.
Forestay: 3/8"
Shrouds: 7/16"
Backstay: 1/2"
The shrouds and backstay chainplates are the infamous embedded-in-the-hull units, so we know that they came that way with the boat. Could this reflect some design feature that I ought to be taking into account? Or maybe the yard just had one size of these parts to use on all the boats? Or maybe it's not (or wasn't) considered so important for the pins to fit closely with rigging this small?
One of those days I should have just stayed in bed, because I've only become more confused all day.
On my way to just dump the whole mess at the WM rigging shop.
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