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well, i dont much need to say anything about this costume since all praise goes to pantera for putting it together and doing all the hard work. also thanks to the members on the TDH who crafted such outstanding pieces.
i will get some full shots of the costume later since i need to adjust all the leg armor straps shorter so they will fit better. im also in the process of adding industrial strength velcro to go along with the straps for a better securement for the leg armor. i also wasnt wearing the JP in the pic since i didnt figure out how to wear the JP harness until 3 days after i had took the pic. :p

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Drilling and Tapping The Northstar V8......my personal experience so far.
I was going to post this in Eldorado_Red's thread "97 ETC Headgasket Project" but I decided if someone just wanted to reference just this part, I should make a separate thread.
This is just my opinion and experience so far and nothing more. I'm not being bias or taking side, these are just my personal conclusions.
Once you have decided to remove the engine by whichever method of your liking, you'll eventually come to the crossroad of drilling and tapping the block for repair. Eldorado_Red's and my personal choice is for studs.
I suppose the inserts have to be drilled also, so some of this may apply but since I've been drilling for the studs I'm a bit more familiar in that area that the inserts.
Things you WILL need:
Cutting Fluid......Motor oil or Trans Fluid. I used trans fluid.
Drill with side handle...Mandatory 1/2" variable speed reversible
Drill Bits...... High strength for cutting metal. 1/2 and 17/32.
I have Northstar Performance's Stud kit with it's first design stud plate. The second design "X" plate looks a lot more user friendly, but that could be just "eye" appeal.
Eldorado_Red chose Carroll Custom Cadillac studs. CCC's items came out a bit cheaper for Red, but was missing drills bits, thread locker and the tap. I suppose those items can be sourced rather easily, but I happen to be a one stop shopper so my kit came with those items.
Eldorado_Red and I started to compare the head studs.
I happen to have the "shiny chrome" version of the Northstar Performance head studs. When comparing the studs, (no matter who's version), there is no comparison to the oem head bolt. One thing I did note on CCC's stud was the allen head key dimple on top of each stud to help speed up installation.
The tap needed seems to be the same for either kit, but CCC's kit calls for a bottom tap at one point in the info on the website, but states it my not be necessary in one of the videos.
The tap needed will be 5/8-11 high strength steel. The starter tap has a taper to it to align itself into the hole. The bottom tap, lacks the taper and cuts immediately.
More on that when we cross that bridge.....
Here's where the fun began......
My personal opinion..........
Tape off the block with DUCT TAPE. The duct tape is more durable, and "forgivable" heaven forbid you start drilling and the drill "jumps" on you. You want to protect the deck surface of the block from any potential harm.
Take the duct tape and cover the deck surface of the block including the holes to be drilled out. Once the deck is completely covered with the duct tape, smooth the duct tape on the deck to make sure the tape sticks to the deck. (Pre cleaning the deck surface before taping is a good idea if not done so already).
Find the head bolt holes with your fingers by running them across the duct tape. The head bolt holes will leave dimples in the duct tape. You will use a single edge razor blade or x-acto knife and cut the dimples out in a circular motion by sticking the edge of the blade into the lip of the hole and trimming away the duct tape. You may need a small flatblade screwdriver to assist in removal of the dimple of tape from the head bolt hole. Do this to all the head bolt holes to be drilled out. Once the holes are exposed you are ready for drilling.
I was a bit skeptical if the holes could be drilled without a guide plate, at this point I can say yes. Yet, the reason for that, I happen to have a bit more experience with these sort of things, but if one were to feel uncomfortable I would advise using some sort of guideplate.
Even with my experience, you still had to get a "feel" on how to drill these holes out.
1. Load the drill with the 1/2 drill bit. Make sure it's TIGHT.
2. DIP the drill bit into the trans fluid/motor oil. You may want to pour a little in the hole to be drilled out.
3. Align the bit with the hole to be drilled and brace yourself firmly. (you'll understand after a few tries). Start the drill just slightly above the hole, don't have the drill going too slow or too fast. You want the bit to "fall" into the hole but cut smoothly at the same time. IF the bit GRABS (it will until you get the feel of it) hit the reverse button to back the bit out. Re oil the bit and hit forward with just enough speed to enter the hole and cut through without "grabbing" on the aluminum block.
To be continued......
Re: Drilling and Tapping The Northstar V8......my personal experience so far.
4. The 1/2 drill bit is used to "open" the mouth of each hole to some degree. When drilling, keep a steady speed of forward thrust into the hole and enough speed to cut, BUT avoid too slow of a speed for the bit to "grab" the aluminum. While drilling always push in a bit to cut and back out a bit to remove the shavings off the bit. The 1/2" bit WILL reach a point where it "feels" like it "bottoms out". At this point, inspect the hole with a flash light if necessary. Don't force the 1/2 bit any further once you feel it bottoms out, it's supposed to. When you inspect the hole, you should still see some threads left at the very bottom of the hole if you done the procedure correctly.
Do this for all holes.
5. 17/32 drilling. By the time you've loaded this bit in, I feel you should have a "feel" for what's taking place here. You should now have a "feel" for what rpm to cut the aluminum with the drill you are using. You should also have a "feel" on how to get the hole "started" per se' without the bit "grabbing" on initial insertion. The 17/32 bit is used for the final drilling before tapping. Again the procedure used to drill with the 1/2 bit will apply to the 17/32 EXCEPT we're going a little deeper. Lube the bit and the hole if necessary with trans fluid or motor oil. Align the bit above the hole, start the drill. Keep enough speed to fall in, but not to grab. Again, you will acquire a feel for this. Drill into the hole, back out to remove the shavings. With this bit you want to stop and inspect how far down you've gone before you bottom out. The purpose of this bit is to remove the last of the oem threads, and get the hole wide enough for the tapping of the studs. Once you've inspected and can guage how far down you must go to remove the oem threads, make a visual note on the bit or phyiscally mark it with paint. Every bit is different. If your sense of "touch" is just right, you can feel the 17/32 bit "bottom" out also. DO NOT GO ANY FURTHER THAN NECESSARY. Once the traces of the old threads are removed, inspect the hole by blowing out the shavings. You will use this procedure on all of the other holes till completed.
Side note: Cover any and everything that you don't want aluminum shavings in. This procedure produces ALOT of aluminum shavings. When blowing out the holes, a blow tool with and extended wand is your friend. You will not love the feeling of aluminum hitting your hand as you try to blow the shavings out of the hole......
Tapping conclusions next.......
Nice so far... I would recommend a drill bit depth stop or even a drill with depth rod on it(my 1/2 inch has it and is invaluable when you gotta drill not too deep). Free hand drilling those has gotta have some pucker factor with it. Look forward to the rest of your write up.
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It has been said by some that the studs alignment is an issue when you go to drop on the head. You may find some studs are not perfectly aligned with each other. Than you can tweak the stud or enlarge the clearance hole in the head slightly. I would expect the studs to be a bit off if you don't use a guide plate to drill. How far off you can live with is a good question. Let us know how smoothly head drops on when you get there
Re: Drilling and Tapping The Northstar V8......my personal experience so far.
I will.
The main thing at this point for me is getting the tapping done with clean cut threads. I have the ratcheting tap wrench that CCC used. I'm planning on utilizing both taps.
Stay tuned gents......
Re: Drilling and Tapping The Northstar V8......my personal experience so far.
I've used Northstar Performance studs for the second time and the installation is smooth. I just cannot justify drilling the block straight away. Call me chicken, but no thanks, drilling with an alignment plate is nerve racking enough for me. I'd rather go slower, than have me mess up the block.
Re: Drilling and Tapping The Northstar V8......my personal experience so far.
Left side of the block is now tapped.
I plan on chasing the threads clean with the bottom tap.
When tapping, use plenty of lubricant. I used the good ol' trans fluid again. A little messy but I'd rather the tap feel like it's turning like butter than to fight the metal. It still requires a bit of strength.
Like the drilling procedure, turn a few turns, then back out to remove the chips. Blow out the remnants of aluminum and continue tapping.
An oil can with an extended tip will be useful to squirt oil into the hole before tapping. I'd advise dipping the tap into whatever lubricant you decide to use, but from the experience I've had, motor oil or the trans fluid is best. WD 40 or Pb blaster is not going to be thick enough to provide the lubrication need to keep cutting.
After all, you what your tap to stay as sharp and cut as clean as possible.
Pertaining to stud alignment.....
I can tell at least one stud is going to need a little "tweaking". It's the one in the hole that has to be repaired ironically.
I used the headgasket as a test fit after a few holes were tapped. I can tell that hole is going to need a "tweak".
Right side is next..........
Re: Drilling and Tapping The Northstar V8......my personal experience so far.
Right side is tapped.
I went back and ran the bottom tap that doesn't come with the Northstar Performance stud kit, bit was recommended by CCC on their website, but not in the videos.
The purpose of the bottom tap for me at least was to clean the threads that I had already cut with the starter tap. After running the bottom tap through all the holes, I blew whatever remanants out with my blow tool.
I plan to go back to the one hole that I had an issue with, seal it off with JB Weld.
We're rolling down hill now......
The three items in the picture will be very valuable during the tapping procedure.
The ratcheting tap wrench, the oil can to squirt oil/trans fluid into the holes and on to the tap and the extended blow tool to keep the debris out of your way while you blow out the holes.
Did I mention, this is a bit of a messy process.......
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Can u upload a pic of stud? Since u have camera?
Re: Drilling and Tapping The Northstar V8......my personal experience so far.
There are hundreds of stud pictures in here, Deville, Seville and the stud maker's websites. Go back through daveyhouse's engine rebuild thread in this forum. Lotsa stud pictures, some of studs that needed 1/8" of tweaking to get in proper alignment.
Re: Drilling and Tapping The Northstar V8......my personal experience so far.
Here is one side studded....
I haven't done final set in with thread locker. One or two studs may need a tweak. I trial tested the old head gasket
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Nice. I wanted to see just the stud though. Am interested in thread bolt diameter/step?
Re: Drilling and Tapping The Northstar V8......my personal experience so far.
I used to have pictures of N* Performances studs, but I had to delete a few attachments to make room for new pictures. I'll see if I can take a picture...
Here's a CCC stud i keep around
Re: Drilling and Tapping The Northstar V8......my personal experience so far.
Here's one of many .......... Tim Carroll's work................. You'll notice that he uses drop-on cylinder head alignment guide pins - Jake's studs have the appropriate studs machined to include the guide. Both suppliers are discussed endlessly in these forums, so anyone with the ability to do an Internet search has access to more pictures. For even more stud pictures, go through the ARP site.


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Thought i would show people how i have my system so far (been at it for couple days) and figured some people might be able to give me some advice to improve on my setup.
I have created this setup so i could sit on my couch and control everything with a remote device and have all my media under the one program which looks great is convenient and efficient.
As you can see this is the main menu which is standard for most, i have only the options that i use which are Tv shows, Movies, PC games, n64 games, Settings and Music. The system is controlled by my ps3 controller which is emulated as a xbox 360 controller so my keymaps were easy to config.
Here is the n64 rom menu powered by Rom Collection Browser and holds all US released 252 games (didnt care much for the exclusives), all roms have thumbnails and descriptions but haven't bothered with anything more as the artwork isn't as decent as more newer games that provide better picture quality. Ps3 controller also runs with this emulator.
Ah yes my movies which has nearly 600 and counting and not including tv shows etc, all artwork is immaculate and each has descriptions with no error or mismatched information, i go through one by one to make sure everything is in order.
Last but not least the PC games run with Advanced Launcher which i photoshoped each with games for windows live artwork to give it more of a authentic feel, all games run and work with my ps3 controller as well. (if requested i can upload artwork for people if they like my work).
Ok so this was all done in 2-3 days with past experience of course but i want to improve or "Perfect" it if possible so i can have ALL! my media within this one system and controlled by my ps3 controller and media center remote. What i am currently trying to do is incorporate all my games under one program (n64,ps1,ps2,psp,snes,sega,pc,ds,etc) so that its all neat and tidy under the one category and advanced launcher almost does this for me but is limited on the display of the games as the supported views do not display all emulator roms correctly (contacted MarcosQui and asked for the support of more views for advanced launcher). I have still yet to do music but i know thats not a problem and will get to that at another time and also have to do tv shows.
Other than that i think i like everything else and have done the best for what i am after but any advice would be awesome as i am enjoying doing this little project .
EDIT: oh yea i am trying to figure out how to close emulators with my ps3 controler to get back to the xbmc menu, i love the new feature that when it does close xbmc goes right back to fullscreen. I have got my media center remote windows button mapped with alt f4 which works great with roms as they dont have a quit menu but pc games i close manually because using f4 doesn't work well and causes problems .
EDIT2: One last and probably the most important thing is my controller, i need to somehow figure out how i can have xbmc respond to controller inputs when it is connected after xbmc has booted.( So it doesn't have to be detected on boot). This is because using the ps3 controller it is not connected all the time to save power.
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Hey dangerdan,
I am setting up a very similar setup to what you have, and have most of it working correctly.
Currently im in the process of setting up XBMC to allow my Xbox 360 controller to navigate the menus, be the controller in emulators, and also have some form of escape key to exit the emulator and return back to xbmc.
Have you made any progress with allowing the PS3 controller to exit the emulator? I am particularly interested in knowing how this is supposed to work, and how you have gone about it.
Also, how did you get RCB to launch your N64 emulator correctly? I can only get it to launch the emulator, but it doesn't load the ROM that was selected in XBMC.
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I have a similar setup, except that I also use RCB for my PC games. I find advanced launcher quite confusing. At the moment I'm just setting up my comic books.
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South Lake Tahoe may become the latest California jurisdiction to try and rein in the use of the ubiquitous plastic bag.
The city's sustainability commission is working on an ordinance that would prohibit retailers from providing single-use plastic bags to customers at checkout.
The proposal would still allow businesses to provide customers with recycled paper bags, but would require they charge at least 10 cents per bag. Retailers would keep the money received from distributing paper bags.
Encouraging the use of reusable bags while keeping waste out of Lake Tahoe's environment and area landfills is the goal of the new rules, said Juliana Prosperi, the commission's chair.
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Retailers who violate the ordinance would receive a written warning, with fines possible for continued violations, according to the ordinance.
A previous effort by the sustainability commission to limit the use of disposable plastic containers in 2010 ended with a decision to pursue an educational campaign to decrease the items' use. The commission backed away from a ban at that time due to concerns over pending court cases surrounding similar proposals elsewhere in the state.
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|January 21st, 2008, 09:35 PM
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Top 100 fundamentalist Christian Internet forum Quotes
My favorite so far:
"This past spring I was expelled from my high school. Why? Because I'm a Christian. There was a girl in my class who was wiccan, and I didn't want demons to possess me or anyone else and save her from satan. So, I told her that her faith was evil and told her to accept Jesus as Savior and she would be saved. Simple as that. Just say the sinners prayer and you can be saved!
Well I got sent to the principal for that. She said I was 'discriminating' against her religion. I was only doing what the Bible, God, Jesus and my pastor said! How is that wrong!?
Well, afterwards I was forced to aplologize, even though it's a sin to, so I never meant what I said. So, instead I put a copy of a Jack Chick tract in her locker about how wicca and a paganism lead to murder, rape and other horrible things because it lets the devil get inside of you. I also left a little note about how she was going to hell. I was hoping she would see the error of her ways and repent from the evil, disgusting 'religion'.
Instead I was called down to the principal again and this time there were two police officers there. And they said I was under arrest for harrasing this girl and threatening her! What did I do? I just wanted her to accept Jesus and be saved! Now her family (all evil, stupid, disgusting god hating wiccans) want to sue me for discrimination and creating a hostile workplace! How is that fair? She's the one who's discriminating against me because I'm one with the LORD!
Jesus is the only way to salvation! It's that simple people! No pope, wicca, or anything stupid like that! JESUS ONLY! Why is is wrong to tell others that? It's all the fault of the ACLU and simlar atheist organizations trying to destroy us Christians. Next they'll want to genocide us for doing our Godly work."
-Meg, Myspace
|January 21st, 2008, 09:38 PM
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Here's another jewel from Meg
"The only solution we have to stop gays from recruiting other people is to cut off the source. They need to be taken to specialized containment centers where they will be forced to become straight and accept Jesus as thier savior and to repent from their disgusting, wicket, hatful, devilish ways. Those that refuse to go can either be forced, or banished from society in other specialized communities where they have no connetion to the outside world at all. Most would die of AIDS anyway. Anyone who refused any of the answers to make them better would have to be killed or banished."
-Meg, Myspace
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I think this one is funny.
Athiests as a Majority
This is what it would be like, if the majority of people were athiests.
ATHIEST KID: Mom, I'm going to go fukc a hooker.
ATHIEST MOM: Okay, son.
ATHIEST KID: Afterwards, I'm going to go smoke pot with my friends, since it's "not addictive."
ATHIEST MOM: Okay, come home soon!
The athiest kid leaves the room. The father comes home from work several minutes later.
ATHIEST DAD: Hey!
ATHIEST MOM: Hi, honey! I'm pregnant again. I guess I'll just get another abortion, since "fetuses don't count as human life."
ATHIEST DAD: Okay, get as many abortions as you want!
ATHIEST MOM: Oh, and don't go in the bedroom.
ATHIEST DAD: Why not?
ATHIEST MOM: There are two gay men fucking eachother in there.
ATHIEST DAD: Why are they here?
ATHIEST MOM: I wanted to watch them do it for awhile. They just aren't finished yet.
ATHIEST DAD: Okay, that's fine with me!
Suddenly, their neighbor runs into the house.
ATHIEST NEIGHBOR: Come quick, there's a Christian outside!
ATHIEST MOM: We'll be right there!
The athiest couple quickly put on a pair of black robes and hoods. They then exit the house, and run into the street, where a Christian is nailed to a large, wooden X. He is being burned alive. A crowd of athiests stand around him, all wearing black robes and hoods.
RANDOM ATHIEST: Damn you, Christian! We hate you! We claim to be tolerant of all religions. But we really hate your's! That's because we athiests are hypocritical like that! Die, Christian!
Scary, isn't it?
The Prince of Pain,
|January 22nd, 2008, 09:33 AM
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Mike, it takes real genious to find the straw man to knock down. Maybe if you picked a fight with a worthy opponent you would not be such a weasel.
(does that make the top 100?)
|January 22nd, 2008, 09:58 AM
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Story time:
My sister-in-laws husband seemed weird at first meeting. Knocks up my sister-in-law before they got married. 1 year later he decides to start wearing robes to make people "think" in his words. He started acting like a monk when he wasn't. Started wearing a robe all over town, sandals, etc... Started to preach to people and approach people he deemed in need of "help". Went so nuts he started wearing it to work (at a school) and after refusing to stop wearing it, the fired him, he lost all benefits for his new family, no income, stayed at home for 2 years living off his "retirement" and savings.
So, after he drained all money, in debt, wife and child he can't support, the local priest tells him he better stop wearing the getup cuz it aint right. Decides to stop going to that church......
We met at a picnic with family, he made a straight line right for me (cuz he knew I didn't believe in God etc...) and tried to rile me up into a fight! All the while wearing a monk robe.....Probably the funniest thing I've ever had happen to me!
Long story, heres the end: He's nuts. He is on multiple meds now, depressed one day, nutto the next. Finally has a shit job where they put up with his crap (doesn't have to talk to anyone) wife is working, has another kid. Wife didn't want to leave simply because of the children and hoping he returns to normal.... Meet him and he's happy and glad to see you and oh how wonderful everything looks etc...
My .02. There are nut jobs out there, you can't judge an entire religion on a handful of crazies....and as a side note, my wife is a devout Catholic who I support 100% cuz she believes it and doesn't bother me at all about my views.
|January 22nd, 2008, 09:06 PM
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|January 31st, 2008, 10:55 AM
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Yeah, my wife's entire family is Catholic, but my wife doesn't fault me at all for my beliefs. The interesting thing is that because I have such an interest in science she is starting to learn new things and is now becoming interested in preserving the environment and reduce our consumption. We want to buy a house that we can put on as much solar power as possible. If she lands the job at Google that she's shooting for they have an alternative vehicle incentive where they'll help her pay for a hybrid, so she is eager to make the switch. But I digress. There are plenty of nut jobs in the world, but what bothers me is that many of them are parents, or at least attend a church with other people, and they DO have influence, and they DO perpetuate fear, which to me is the most overwhelming part of the bible.... Destruction, death and damnation if you don't fall to your knees and beg for forgiveness.... And many otherwise sane people believe it.
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Wow! Where did you find that load of crap? Talk about inaccurate!
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Meg sounds like a real biotch!!!!!!!!
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Doubt he much cares, as the OP was posting in 2007.
If you've the gumption to install your mast you can tune it. No problem. Riggers are mostly used on large boats with complex rigs. Your boat is definately in the DIY category. Anyway you've gotta learn how anyway as you'll be undoing a stay here and thier for ne reason or annother. You could have a rigger teach you as they go.
So how do you know what to do. There's books on the subject. Brian Toss' book "The Rigger's Apprentince" is the most encyclopedicthat I know of. It'd be best to check it out of a library as you'll only be using a half dozen of its 392 pages at the most. Still it's a good reference. Toss also sells a DVD on how to tune your rigging on his website. If you're in the Seattle area he also runs classes from time to time. Check out his website.
Riggers can do the tension by feel, as do most all of us. But the really sane thing to do is spend about $80 to get a rigging tension gage. Better still borrow one.
Contact the class organization for your boat. They usually have all the tribal knowledge on thingson how to best set up your rigging. There may be someone in the area who'd be glad to help.
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While not intending to dismiss anyone's advice, I am going to try to simplify this whole process.
Cracked swages are really not too difficult to find. Clean the surface of the fitting with a scotch-brite (it helps if you spit on it before scrubbing), then take your magnifying glass and look very carefully over the whole thing. Don't neglect to inspect the clevis and cotter pins/rings.
I've even seen a fairly young marine eye with absolutely no swage cracks split above the clevis pin.
If you have swage cracks they will be visible, if not obvious.
If your rigging is more than ten years old and it has been in central Florida for all that time then you are likely to find a crack or two.
If you find a small crack in your starboard upper and you have reason to believe the rigging is all of the same vintage then you will probably find some more upon closer inspection.
If you only have one week off from work, (and it's next week), and you have been planning this trip to Honeymoon Island for months and you have sense enough to reef early, stay at anchor or motor if you think you are stressing the rig, then you can almost assuredly enjoy a nice vacation and then rerig when convienent. Certainly before you decide to do the thursday night beer can race at the yacht club.
I've seen, and continue to see neglected and poorly designed rigging stand up to amazing abuse.
That said, you never want to push it. If you have time to rerig before your trip, then do it. If you can't, then take it easy, be smart and have a nice trip.
Most rigging, made by a professional will be consistant. Meaning that your starboard upper shroud will be almost exactly the same length as the port upper. (+or- 1/8" to 1/4"). So, if your mast is standing, then adjust your upper shroud turnbuckes exactly the same by opening them to the same point while your mast is being held by the lowers,headstay and backstay (you may even want to open the turnbuckles up completely and make sure the stud and t-bolt, ie top and bottom are started evenly).
Then while tightening, count the turns and take up the exact same count on each side until hand tight. Now ease off the lowers one at a time and set them all hand tight.
Next ease and set to hand tight the backstay and headstay, (if ajustable or accessable depending on furling systems). Now stop and sight up the main sail track like a gunbarrel. You will be able to see any curve (side to side) or bow (Fore and Aft) right away.
If the mast is curving to starboard and bowing forward, then start to adjust it out by tightening the starboard forward lower and backstay. It's all pretty logical if you just remember that you want to keep the top of the mast in the middle of the boat. So move the middle of the mast.
I realize that one must assume that the last rigger made the rigging correctly, the builder put the hole in the deck or the mast step in the middle of the deck and the chainplates are the same length and in the same positions, but what the hell, you have to make some assumptions in life.
It's really pretty easy to see if a rig has been piece-mealed and as for the rest a tape measure will answer most questions if you are really worried.
Anyway, back to the tuning.
Now that you have the mast in column, It's time to go for tentioning. If you have a gauge the use it. Set the shouds at the same tension, somewhere around the middle of the scale.
The most important part is to do the same thing on each side. If you turn the starboard upper three full turns then turn the port upper the same. Port aft lower two turns, Stb aft lower two turns etc.
If you don't have a gauge then just feel them. Don't try to make them sound like a guitar string but just get them tight. Tighten the uppers more than the intermediates and the intermediates more than the lowers. This assumes that the uppers are of an equal or larger diameter that the intermediates and the intermediates are of an equal or larger diameter than the lowers.
I have never seen a mast bowed forward on purpose. Lots of masts bow aft, some even are designed that way. Unless you have a in-mast main furler you probably won't have to worry about a little aft bow.
As far a rake (how much the mast leans aft from vertical), that can also usually be determined by the adjustment of the turnbuckles, Furlers and backstay adjusters.
If you have turnbuckles on both the HS and BS then go for about 50% adjustment on both. Adjust that later depending on weather-helm or lee helm.
After you have successfully tightened all the shrouds and stays to a reasonable degree, the mast is in column side to side and you have the desired amount of bow then go sailing. In a moderate breeze, sailing a close reach your mast should still be in column and there should be no shrouds swinging in the breeze. Meaning that even the looward shrouds should still be under some, if smaller load. If not then adjust the loose shouds, counting the turns, come about and do the same thing on the other side.
Again, the same turns on each side. Keep it in column.
If your headstay deflects too much and you can't sail too well to winward then tighten up the headtstay or backstay depending on weather/lee helm (you might want to ask a knowledgeable friend or racer to go sailing with you for this)
After returning to the dock, eyeball up the mast again. If necessary, make whatever minor adjustments to make sure the mast is in column then install all the cotter rings/pins.
Congratulation,you're done
I have not made it a practice to go sailing on the boats that I tune. Don't have the time. Most riggers don't. As a sailor, it's a skill that one needs to aquire.
Good luck and happy sailing
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If you have figured it out and it works for you, that's great, but...
I strongly suggest that you take Sailingdogs suggestion to have your rigging inspected. Regardless of how old your boat is, knowing the working components of your boat are in good condition is peace of mind.
Good luck with your new boat , have fun , learn lots , keep us posted on your adventures.
Loos Guage
I personally dont think a Loos guage is much use with boats other than one designs, who do rely on them. The first issue is I doubt Louise is going to find tension settings for a C27 anywhere. My CS36T comes with a three inch thick owners manual, including several pages on rig tuning, but no tension settings that I recall - per the instructions, just sail up wind and tune... The several times a yard set up our mast, no one carried one around.
If you have figured it out and it works for you, that's great, but hands on testing gives you a direct and accurate answer at no cost...maybe I'm getting to be an old fuddy-duddy... but that's a different thread.
It might seem a bit challenging and bit intimidating for the first timer.
If you have help, someone with knowledge of what they are doing, you might consider doing it yourself.
But if you have any reservations at all about your abilities to properly set and inspect your rig, get a professional. Next season you'll be the expert and I'm sure you will be doing the tuning yourself. But the first time........ you may want to solicit an expert's services.
While that's great for a boat that is a known quantity... having at the rig, not knowing if the forestay swages are sound or not is probably not the best idea in the world. A rigging survey and tuning isn't all that expensive to get, and the amount it might save you is well worth it IMHO. It also means that instead of her guessing on how tight the rigging should be, she is starting with it all properly set, and then has a baseline for her own work later on.
I second SD, find a rigger who does smaller boats, buy a loos gauge before the survey (make sure you get the right one for your gauge rigging), then tell the rigger you want a rigging survey and are also willing to pay the extra couple hours or so to have him/her explain it to you enough so you can keep it in tune and also take it on a short sail to verify that it's in tune.
A good resource for finding a rigger who knows and works on smaller boats in your area would be your local J24 racers. In fact, you should probably crew on some of their boats anyway just to find out what crazy people do when they sail, but that is another topic.
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Michigan's new Big House | freep.com | Wolverines | Detroit Free Press Darth, If all the LeBron hoopla is getting to you, try this link as a diversion.
The reason labran has his own tv show is because of his unprecedented talent. This guy is like Bill Russell. his left arm is like Michael Jordan, his right arm is olajuan, his legs are gervin and jabaar...
So what you're saying is LeBron is the basketball Voltron? I reckon he'd just be the Blue one personally (Princess)
You are such a hater. I think labrans numerous titles and acclimades speak for themselves.
Funny how ESPN dedicated a whole hour on their Outside the Lines show today to criticize and question both their own motives and opinions as to why they are producing a one hour special for LeBron.
It's official: LeBron is going to the Miami Heat. It's all about winning, according to him. Let the burning of Cleveland begin. 2010 NBA free agency: LeBron James announces he'll sign with Miami Heat - ESPN
what is the point of NBA now?
The NBA will continue to be competitive. I'm very interested in seeing if they can fill out the rest of the roster enough to win. I'm not sure if we will see enough good role players take minimum contracts to play with these guys with a new CBA looming.
Nah, they will just play 3 on 5
I am hoping that the Bulls or the even the Cavs beat the Heat in EC Finals....
Leaving his home town will affect LeBron more than anybody can fathom right now.
The Cavs would be brutal.
The Cavs fans are a pretty obnoxious bunch and the few that came by here were insufferable, but man I really feel badly for the Cleveland fans tonight.
Let it be known that on Thursday, July 8, 2010, an epic transaction in the business of sports, the sport of sports and the heart of sports took place. God help all the poor souls in Cleveland. Surely the city will burn brightly tonight... and continue to burn into yonder crippling depression. Update: Word from a trusted source says the uprising as a result of the LePocalypse indeed is in full effect. Rocks are hurled at his Witness sign, Number 23 jerseys are burned and the worst is yet to come. LeBron "Billboard" James Cleveland Cavaliers 2003-2010
Incredibly interested in seeing how this will play out. Somewhere Kobe is smirking. Don't think Miami will win a championship this year. Next year (barring lockout) they should be serious though. Better hope that MLE doesn't get eliminated.
They had Lebron for 7 years ...and got a bunch wins....even went to the finals..he didn't win a title with them so why they should they be that mad at him>> he did throw them under the bus though.....I blame Dwayne Wade and Pat Riley for the collusion as this was planned 2 years ago....
There's no point in watching the NBA for the next five years or so.
Cavaliers: Open Letter to Fans from Cavaliers Majority Owner Dan Gilbert
Dan Gilbert sounds like he just got dumped a day before Prom for the captain of the football team. He wrote it in Comic Sans font. This is incredible. LeBron just made an owner sound like a hormonal 17 year old. This man wields power. Funny Gilbert makes no mention of enabling the behavior he so vehemently besmirches.
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How many of you have managed consulting projects that didn't turn out as planned and left you saying, "If only we had done . . ." ? Have you ever wondered how many steps and criteria are involved in successful consulting projects? And do you know how to avoid project failures?
In an upcoming research report, "Five Stages To Optimize The Research Process," Forrester will lay out the five key stages, 30-plus key steps, and 130-plus key criteria identified in successful consulting projects. Not all criteria are equal and required for every project, but miss some key criteria and project steps and you could have a project crisis (or expensive failure) on your hands.
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The re-emergence of the University of St. Thomas School of Nursing was a campus team effort. Dr. Ann Coleman, a gold medal winner of the 2012 Excellence in Nursing Awards, attributes her award to the hard work and cooperation of the team that brought the School of Nursing back to life. View the video about Ann Coleman's award.
Nominated by School of Nursing Dean, Poldi Tschirch, Coleman, an assistant professor in nursing, received her gold medal in the Nursing Administration and Leadership Category on behalf of the Good Samaritan Foundation. GSF had more than 100 nominations in Texas and created the awards to recognize nursing's "best and brightest."
"This is a well deserved recognition and exciting news for the UST School of Nursing as well as Dr. Coleman," Tschirch said.
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Even though her many accomplishments prove her worthiness for the gold medal, Coleman is humbled by the award.
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On January 19, 2014, at approximately 1:51 a.m., the Lakeland Police Department responded to the Elks Lodge, 1026 N. Texas Avenue in reference to a shooting. Victim #1, Willie Williams,33, and his cousin got into a physical altercation inside the lodge after the cousin accidentally stepped on the suspects foot. The altercation moved outside the lodge at which point the suspect walked off briefly and returned within minutes shooting Williams a total of 5 times. Williams is listed in critical condition at LRMC.
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Thousands of Alevis from both Germany and Turkey are gathering for a massive protest in Cologne over a German TV program which they claim was insulting to members of their religion. The Alevi denomination is a distinct and liberal movement in Islam and its members are manly found in Turkey and Syria as well in parts of Europe. Germany is believed to have about 700,000 members. The Alevis have been the target of Islamic fundamentalists and 37 of Turkey's Sunni and high profile Alevi artists and intellectuals were killed in a fire set by Islamists in 1993 in Turkey.
The episode in the German crime series, "Tatort" dealt with murder and incest in an Alevi family in Germany. In the program, Alevis are depicted as being quite different from Alevis. During the Ottoman Empire, the Alevis were frequently accused of incest because they included women and children in their religious rituals. In the offending episode, a girl is murdered by her father after confronting him about impregnating her sister. The sister then goes to live with a Sunni family and becomes a devout Muslim.
Ali Tobprak of the European Federation of Alevi Unions, said he tried discussing the episode prior to its being aired and insisted Alevis respected freedom of the press and speech, but warned its showing would spark hatred against his group. The dirctor of the episode admitted she didn't know much about the Alevis or their history of being persecuted or accusations against them about incest. The episode was aired.
There are times when historical factors should enter into a television program's decision to depict people. For example, to show in Germany an episode in which Jews of the 1930s are depicted in an evil manner is simply in poor taste. This show apparently was in poor taste.