Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:30:39 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m15.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.205] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b5) with ESMTP id 147041 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:04:33 -0400 Received: from Newlan2dl@aol.com by imo-m15.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r2.6.) id q.1c0.1a409a08 (4312) for ; Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:03:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Newlan2dl@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <1c0.1a409a08.2df9b63d@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:03:57 EDT Subject: Safety-"can't break the rudder cable" X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1086872637" X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5028 -------------------------------1086872637 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I would tend to agree that excluding improperly run cables and such, you shouldn't break a rudder cable, however, I have a story that may give some folks pause. A few years ago, I was rerigging the standing rigging (stainless stays and shrouds) on my then 28' sailboat boat as is prudent every few years. I had all of the wire replaced and the new rigging done with rotary swaged stainless fittings as I've always done. I pulled out the the mast and put the new rigging in, put it back up and tightened it and everything looked good. Then I went sailing and tuned the rig. Still OK. Then I did a race and in the first real load, One of the fittings pulled off of the wire! Fortunately, we didn't loose the mast (I still don't know how that stayed up), I've had other dismastings and they aren't as much fun as they look. That was the only one of all the new wires to ever do it so apparently the fitting was incorrectly sized. Like maybe it was metric, but the bottom line is, you can have failures on all new fittings whether you have done your part correctly and whether or not the wires are correctly sized and run. Sleep well, all you biplane owners! Dan -------------------------------1086872637 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I would tend to agree that excluding improperly run cables and such, yo= u shouldn't break a rudder cable, however, I have a story that may give some= folks pause.

A few years ago, I was rerigging the standing rigging (stainless s= tays and shrouds) on my then 28' sailboat boat as is prudent every few= years. I had all of the wire replaced and the new rigging done with r= otary swaged stainless fittings as I've always done. I pulled out the=20= the mast and put the new rigging in, put it back up and tightened it and eve= rything looked good. Then I went sailing and tuned the rig. Still OK.&= nbsp; Then I did a race and in the first real load, One of the fittings pull= ed off of the wire! Fortunately, we didn't loose the mast (I still don= 't know how that stayed up), I've had other dismastings and they aren't= as much fun as they look. That was the only one of all the new wires=20= to ever do it so apparently the fitting was incorrectly sized. Like ma= ybe it was metric, but the bottom line is, you can have failures on all new=20= fittings whether you have done your part correctly and whether or not the wi= res are correctly sized and run.

Sleep well, all you biplane owners!

Dan

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