My Prindle 18-2 has a roller furling and it is attached to the forestay with a turnbuckle. I just can't get the negative thoughts out of my head regarding the turnbuckle unthreading one day while the furler is spinning. Am I over thinking this or is a turnbuckle just a bad idea here? Thanks Pete
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Turnbuckle with a roller furling
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Posted: Apr 18, 2015 - 05:32 PM
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Posted: Apr 19, 2015 - 10:00 AM
not good....get a 1/4 inch shackle and be done with the worrying....not even sure the three stooges would use a turnbuckle....just my $.02
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Posted: Apr 19, 2015 - 10:54 AM
No problem at all, just make sure the counter-nuts ( translation ? )
which keep the threaded ends on the turnbuckle in place are tight
and taped with volcanic tape.
Still not able to sleep ? Replace it with something like this.
Grtz, André
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Posted: Apr 19, 2015 - 11:44 AM
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Posted: Apr 19, 2015 - 02:50 PM
Thanks guys.
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Posted: Apr 19, 2015 - 05:13 PM
Or Loctite.
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Posted: Apr 20, 2015 - 07:42 AM
I believe this is stock for the 18-2 and should not be a problem.
http://www.murrays.com/02-2545-42.html
since you would have to cut off the turnbuckle. you would probably need to replace the entire forestay to change to another system (chainplate or thimbled end) - not a big deal but some Loctite and rigging tape would be cheaper
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Posted: Apr 20, 2015 - 06:59 PM
HaHa there you go then, never would have guessed what he described was the factory setup.
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