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  • 10 Feb 2012 11:33
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    Reply # 821629 on 644008
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    I fitted the mast head crane to the mast today and uploaded a couple of photos to my folder.
    I am curious to know what brand and model blocks people are use on their halyard. Arne has given me a couple of things to think about, ie a 5 part purchase instead of the 4 part I was going to use. To quote Arne,"Another important trick is to either use 1, 3 or 5 part halyard as these are terminated at the yard. This makes it easy to replace a worn (but not broken) halyard without having to climb the mast."
    Cheers, Gary
  • 02 Feb 2012 05:57
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    Reply # 814249 on 644008
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    I'll take that as a thumbs up for the process Robert.
  • 01 Feb 2012 11:39
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    Our masthead crane is made of 1/4" mild steel. In addition to the epoxy coating standing up very well, indeed better than the galvanizing on the shackles, the holes for the shackles have no treatment and show no signs of wear after six years of ocean travel. We are using the original hardware store shackles we put in at the beginning. The shackle pins were all checked this past summer and re installed as they look as good as new except the galvanizing is showing wear but not enough to replace. 
  • 31 Jan 2012 04:42
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    Reply # 811403 on 810600
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    Gary King wrote:
    Gary Pick wrote:It seems galvanising is not the way to
    go these days. It's to be sand blasted, epoxied and polyurethane coated
    instead...
    Really! But, wouldn't things like shackles wearing the coating off cause rust spots?

    With my galvanised mild steel stemhead fitting I pressed stainless steel inserts into any hole that was going to take a shackle. I was going to do that this time but, well I didn't. I'm thinking of sleeving the shackle pin with a bit of plastic hose.
  • 31 Jan 2012 04:34
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    Oh well Paul, too late now.it will be done by now. With luck it will give me a few years and I can either get it galvanised or make a new one out of Aluminium which what I would have preferred.
  • 31 Jan 2012 02:16
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    Reply # 811301 on 810533
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    Gary Pick wrote:I took my mild steel mast head crane into an engineering works today to
    get it sent off for galvanising. It seems galvanising is not the way to
    go these days. It's to be sand blasted, epoxied and polyurethane coated
    instead...and if I'm happy with the blue paint they will be using
    tomorrow it will only cost me $50. My answer was no worries, go for it.

    Sorry Gary but you are misinformed. Hot dipped galvanising will far outlast epoxies and polyurethanes.
  • 31 Jan 2012 00:54
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    The mild steel masthead cranes on Easy Go's Aluminum mast were not galvanized. Instead I isolated them from the mast with epoxy and epoxy coated the mild steel. We have only painted them once over the original paint after six years. They are showing no signs of deterioration and remain isolated from the tops of the masts. I used no fasteners to attach the cranes relying on the epoxy which seems to have worked out.
  • 30 Jan 2012 12:08
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    Gary Pick wrote:It seems galvanising is not the way to
    go these days. It's to be sand blasted, epoxied and polyurethane coated
    instead...
    Really! But, wouldn't things like shackles wearing the coating off cause rust spots?
  • 30 Jan 2012 08:39
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    Reply # 810533 on 644008
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    I took my mild steel mast head crane into an engineering works today to
    get it sent off for galvanising. It seems galvanising is not the way to
    go these days. It's to be sand blasted, epoxied and polyurethane coated
    instead...and if I'm happy with the blue paint they will be using
    tomorrow it will only cost me $50. My answer was no worries, go for it.
  • 25 Jan 2012 21:31
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    I'm going to put off pouring the ballast till after the Wet as the pit for the mould is full of water. We all know molten lead and water don't mix don't we?
    So I shall continue with other jobs, such as how to hook the exhaust hose up to the engine without having to move the house battery box.
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