I single hand sail my boat on Georgian Bay and need to find a cover which will cover the bottom of the side stay bracket at the deck. The head sail lines often snag below the stay bracket. The bracket is approximately 4 inches across the bottom. Any ideas...
Covers for side stays on 37.5 Hunter
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You can buy turnbuckle covers right here on SBO: http://shop.sailboatowners.com/detail.htm?group=148&cat=1603 . These should cover the chainplates right to the deck and prevent any more snags.
Inexpensive side stay covers
I spent about $5 for a short length of PVC pipe with an inside diameter of about 4 inches and 2 end caps. I cut the pipe to a length that covered the offending, sheet grabbing part of the bracket, slit the pipe from top to bottom so that it would fit over the wire, and slid it down to the deck. I drilled a hole in the top, center of the cap the size of the wire, so that it would stay centered. I cut an "L" shaped piece out of the cap, from the hole in the top to the bottom of the cap, about the same width as the wire. This allows me to slip the cap over the wire then down over the pipe. I put the "L" shaped piece back in the space from which it was cut and put a single stainless steel screw through the bottom of the "L" and into the pipe to hold everthing in place. Works like a charm.
I spent about $5 for a short length of PVC pipe with an inside diameter of about 4 inches and 2 end caps. I cut the pipe to a length that covered the offending, sheet grabbing part of the bracket, slit the pipe from top to bottom so that it would fit over the wire, and slid it down to the deck. I drilled a hole in the top, center of the cap the size of the wire, so that it would stay centered. I cut an "L" shaped piece out of the cap, from the hole in the top to the bottom of the cap, about the same width as the wire. This allows me to slip the cap over the wire then down over the pipe. I put the "L" shaped piece back in the space from which it was cut and put a single stainless steel screw through the bottom of the "L" and into the pipe to hold everthing in place. Works like a charm.
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