Thomas Hamill (RIP)

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stevebirch2002

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Nov 8, 2001
1,818
Hi All

With great sadness I have just received this email from Thomas's sister....

My thoughts are with with his family.

Steve Birch and Vega Association of Great Britain
 
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Vega1447

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Oct 19, 2019
921
Albin Vega 27 Limerick
Hi.

I'm replacing a (maybe not the right term) rigging bolt - connects a
shroud via a bottle screw to a u-bolt on the side deck.

One end of the bolt is connected with clevis pin to deck u-bolt, the upper
end obviously to the lower end of the bottle screw.

The one that I am replacing is the forward one on port side. To my
surprise it is left-handed - ie to screw it into the bottle you turn
anti-clockwise.

The other (I have not checked them all) seem to be right-handed.

I'd have thought that they should all be the same?

Obviously the bolt swaged onto the shroud has the correct handedness else
wouldnt fit the upper hole in bottle screw.

But as bottles are left-handed at one end and right-handed at the other -
why have different-handed rigging bolts?

Thanks
John
V 1447 Puzzled (Formerly Breakaway)

John A. Kinsella Ph: +353-61-202148 (Direct)
+353-61-333644 x 2148 (Switch)
Mathematics Dept. e-mail: John.Kinsella@...
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stevebirch2002

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Nov 8, 2001
1,818
Hi John

Think you will find one end of the bottlescrew is rh and the other LH. This is so if you turn the body it tightens (or untightens) on both threads the same. Just turn it round!

Cheers Steve B
 
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Vega1447

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Oct 19, 2019
921
Albin Vega 27 Limerick
Yes Steve,
even an 'umble mathematician knows that.. :)

I'm asking about the bolts (one attached to side deck via U-bolt) and one
to south end of shroud.

They are connected with bottle screw - as you say.

What puzzles me is that one pair (bolt swaged to shouud & bolt
clevis-pinned to u-bolt on side-deck) alone is of the opposite handedness
to the other 5.

I'd ask the original Irish owner but that is not possible.

All the best,

John

John A. Kinsella Ph: +353-61-202148 (Direct)
+353-61-333644 x 2148 (Switch)
Mathematics Dept. e-mail: John.Kinsella@...
University of Limerick FAX: +353-61-334927
IRELAND Web: John Kinsella's Website
 
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capt_sail

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Oct 30, 2019
60
Hi John,

Generally the wire end of the turnbuckle or bottle screw is RH thread and the deck end is LH thread...
You might have ended up with a RH thread at the deck by a previous owner buying a turnbuckle with two forks and just removing the wrong one, but having a LH thread on the stud is puzzling - that most likely would have to be a deliberate choice... Maybe the rigger used a LH stud by accident, and then rather than chuck the whole wire and start over he covered his mistake by just flipping a turnbuckle around as above...

Bill
V 1390 "Traveler"
 
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Vega1447

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Oct 19, 2019
921
Albin Vega 27 Limerick
Thanks Bill,
yes I think that is the most likely explanation.

I had to replace the "stud" & had almost placed the order when I realised
that it was LH.

All the best

John

V 1447 Breakaway

John A. Kinsella Ph: +353-61-202148 (Direct)
+353-61-333644 x 2148 (Switch)
Mathematics Dept. e-mail: John.Kinsella@...
University of Limerick FAX: +353-61-334927
IRELAND Web: John Kinsella's Website
 
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vega1860

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Apr 28, 2000
691
Thomas Hamill was the originator, owner and moderator of this group
and the only one with administrative authority. Needless to say, Tom
Was one of the more active contributing members of VODCA and, later,
the AVA. He will be sorely missed.

Tom contacted Steve Birch and me just a few days ago to inform us of
his illness and ask us to help with the group but he, sadly, ran out
of time before appointing anyone as a moderator.

Fair Winds and following seas Tom.

Chuck Rose
SV Lealea, V1860
 
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