- Installed foreward lower port chainplate and sealed the opening with Marine Adhesive Sealant 4000 UV
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- Ran the engine for the first time since March 4th. 20 minutes at about 2,800 rpm. Temperature at injectors about 163*, raw water intake at heat exchanger 75*, raw water output at heat exchanger 125*.
- Made sure that each chainplate had a clevis pin in place in preparation for standing rigging.
- Removed the two wads of amalgating tape on the wind instrument cable at the mast head. Revealed that the cable casing had worn through, hence the amalgamating tape.
- Wrapped the area with electrical tape. Inserted the extra length of cable into the mast.
- Protected the cable at the mast penetration with mutliple layers of electrical tape.
- Attached a 1/4" wide zip tie to the cable to take prevent any tendency to slide further into the mast and stress the cable at the penentration or at the connection to the wind instrument.
- Same procedure as used for masthead lights as well as the steaming and deck lights.
- Checked fit of the newly cut C S Johnson
Stay Extender
. They do not rotate freely. The amount of material at the end of the plates prevents rotation by binding against the base of the slot in the masthead. Of the four rounded corners, only on of the four, one of it two that fashioned earlier this week allows rotation.
- Installed new main halyard sheave from Zephyrwerks
. The last adjustment required to get a freely spinning sheave was to cut the base of the binder posts and position the cut face to the outside of the mast. This allows the plates to sit inside the mast and to protect the halyard from jumping.
- Rove the main halyard.
- Installed the tangs for the upper shrouds.
- Tested Windex light using a battery pack powered by 8 AA batteries.
- Filed down a broken bolt/screw at the base of the mast.
- Wired brushed and examined bases/welds of spreader tangs.
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- Measured the foretriangle of Argo from the deck. Not comfortable with the condition of the halyards.
- Spinnaker block to mast base: 33' 11-1/2".
- Spinnaker block to low cleat on port side of mast: 33' 0-1/2".
- Spinnaker block to foremost pin in stemhead: 35' 10".
- Low cleat on port side of mast to foremost pin in stemhead: 10' 11-1/2".
- End of measuring tape in bail of spinnaker halyard shackle appears even with main halyard sheave bolt.
- Spinnaker block pin to mast base on Constance: 34' 10-3/4". Consistent with measurement of 33' 11-1/2" from Argo spinnaker block to mast base and measurement on Constance of main halyard sheave bolt 11" below level of forestay pin.
- Spinnaker halyard shackle bail to spot where halyard enters block: 7".
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- At WestMarine, bought new Harken Carbo Air 57mm Swivel
for spinnaker halyard.
- At WestMarine, bought new clevis pin (1/4" x 7/8" grip length) for spinnaker halyard.
- Moved existing/old spinnaker halyard Harken Carbo Air 57mm Swivel
to main topping lift.
- At Fawcetts, bought new clevis pins (3/8" x 3/4" grip length) to connect lowers to triangle plates at spreaders.
