[Rhodes22-list] What Nut for the Tabernacle Bolt?

[Michael Weisner]

Art,Voice of experience?Mikes/v Windlass ('91) Nissequogue River, NY
-------- Original message --------From: Art Czerwonky via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Date: 4/18/20  9:00 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] What Nut for the Tabernacle Bolt? Guys, if tightened, be sure to untighten before lowering the mast.ArtSent from Yahoo Mail on Android    On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 6:05 PM, cjlowe at sssnet.com<cjlowe at sssnet.com> wrote:   Mine is a wingnut.Jerry LoweNow there’s an interesting rigging detail for a snowy day in April…>> Using a nylock nut for the mast tabernacle bolt as Mike suggests would> seem like a prudent choice.  But my boat, after its recycling trip through> the General Boats plant in 2016, was outfitted with a wing nut on that> bolt.  It never occurred to me to question the appropriateness of this.>> I’ve never had it loosen up on it’s own.  When it’s tightened, it> compresses the sides of the tabernacle a bit, which keeps it under> constant tension.  Maybe that tension is acting like a lock-washer.>> What do others have: nylock nut, wing nut, or something else?>> Peter Nyberg> Coventry, CT> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)>>> On Apr 18, 2020, at 1:34 PM, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>>> wrote:>>>> Sean,>>>> From memory, the bolt sticks out about 1" beyond the mast tabernacle.>> This should establish the rough length that you need.>>>> The hole in the mast should establish the diameter. Refer to the>> attached bolt sizes chart.>>>> Don’t forget to use an "aircraft" style fastener (nut) with the nylon>> insert.>>>> Mike>> s/v Windlass ('91)>> Nissequogue River, NY>>>>