Jam nuts (on both LH & RH threads) are common but not universal on
stainless sailboat rigging turnbuckles. Every yard that has had my mast
out also added safety wires. I replaced the wires after adjusting the
rigging tensions. Then silicone self amalgamating tape came along for
snag proofing the wires and it was a big plus vs white electrical tape.
(btw the downwind shrouds would go slack in a blow)
Grant KZ1W
On 9/24/2017 15:32 PM, Jim Thomson wrote:
Has anyone seen a turnbuckle that also had nuts or nylocks on one or both
sides of where each threaded rod screws in ?
To pull that off, the nuts at one end would have to be reverse threaded. For
a max effort, 4 x nylocks could be used,
2 at each end. But a simple safety wire would be a lot simpler.... like something
made from 10 –12 ga solid steel..and
fed through everything. And yes, I have had a turnbuckle come right
off...twice, on a previous install back in 1977. It was
elevated a good 10-12 ft above ground too, so no chance it was vandals. Why
that one turnbuckle and never the other 2 baffles
me. The fix was a safety wire fed through everything.
Jim VE7RF
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