securing standing rigging
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Bungie
We use about fifteen bungie cords. The loop ones with the ball ends are nice but don't last. Just watch to see that the hook ends will not rub on fabric of gel coat during road travel.
We use about fifteen bungie cords. The loop ones with the ball ends are nice but don't last. Just watch to see that the hook ends will not rub on fabric of gel coat during road travel.
Velcro
Not a fan of bungee's after nearly loosing an eye once to a new one (not overly stretched). I use Velcro, the black or dark colors hold up best in the sun. Most sporting goods stores and even building supply stores sell it. Its also much easier on the anodizing. I bag my halyards, bags can be bought at any camping store.
Not a fan of bungee's after nearly loosing an eye once to a new one (not overly stretched). I use Velcro, the black or dark colors hold up best in the sun. Most sporting goods stores and even building supply stores sell it. Its also much easier on the anodizing. I bag my halyards, bags can be bought at any camping store.
Duct Tape
No, I don't put the sticky side against the mast! Wrap the tape with the sticky side away from the mast a couple of times. Tear it off, and make one wrap around with the tape the other way to prevent the tape from sticking on unwanted objects. When you want to remove the tape, just cut it with a knife and throw it away.
No, I don't put the sticky side against the mast! Wrap the tape with the sticky side away from the mast a couple of times. Tear it off, and make one wrap around with the tape the other way to prevent the tape from sticking on unwanted objects. When you want to remove the tape, just cut it with a knife and throw it away.
Mover's Film
I don't know what else to call it, but I think it's what was being referred to in the first response. I use a roll of mover's packing film and 1 wide piece of velcro. I pull all the shrouds together, and in order (so they lay back out properly when I raise the mast) pulling them as far aft as they will reach. Then I wrap the shrouds to the mast with the velcro. After that, starting in the back, I wrap the entire mast (and shrouds) with the plastic wrap. Some people have told me it's overkill to wrap the whole mast, but I don't agree. The goal is twofold, keep everything on board and in place, and make sure the wrapping stays on in the wind until I'm ready to take it off (which is why I start from the rear). Before I started doing this, I used rope, bungees, and velcro (I never tried duct tape, gotta admit). It was faster getting going that way, but when I got ready to step, I always had a tangle of shrouds to sort through, and twice I lost clevis pins. Since I started wrapping the mast (5 times now), I've not lost a part, and what I lose in the "getting ready" end, I make up for when it's time to step the mast. The shrouds lay out nicely, and there's nothing to untangle.
I don't know what else to call it, but I think it's what was being referred to in the first response. I use a roll of mover's packing film and 1 wide piece of velcro. I pull all the shrouds together, and in order (so they lay back out properly when I raise the mast) pulling them as far aft as they will reach. Then I wrap the shrouds to the mast with the velcro. After that, starting in the back, I wrap the entire mast (and shrouds) with the plastic wrap. Some people have told me it's overkill to wrap the whole mast, but I don't agree. The goal is twofold, keep everything on board and in place, and make sure the wrapping stays on in the wind until I'm ready to take it off (which is why I start from the rear). Before I started doing this, I used rope, bungees, and velcro (I never tried duct tape, gotta admit). It was faster getting going that way, but when I got ready to step, I always had a tangle of shrouds to sort through, and twice I lost clevis pins. Since I started wrapping the mast (5 times now), I've not lost a part, and what I lose in the "getting ready" end, I make up for when it's time to step the mast. The shrouds lay out nicely, and there's nothing to untangle.
plastic wrap
When I ordered a new mast from SECO they shipped it toatally wrapped in plastic film, the type used for wrapping pallets. It not only held everything together tightly but also kept the mast clean during shipping.
When I ordered a new mast from SECO they shipped it toatally wrapped in plastic film, the type used for wrapping pallets. It not only held everything together tightly but also kept the mast clean during shipping.
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