Mizzen Clew Hardware Help

Posted By: Brent - N20
Date: 1/1/08 1:21p.m.

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I furled the mizzen temporarily (badly) in some windy conditions the other day and it ended up flogging (quite) a bit while I was otherwise occupied. When I got a moment to sort it out, the clew had come loose, dangling a u-shaped strap with a series of holes in it from the grommet and nothing else attached. Oops. It looked vaguely familiar, but I have to confess I hadn't payed that end of the boom much attention up to that point and I'm not sure what's missing. Guess it could just be a pin and ring.
I can make it work again with a bit of rope, but there was probably a pretty good reason to have a special piece of stainless hardware out there. Can anyone post a photo of what this is supposed to look like or point me toward something on the Web so that I might be enlightened?
Thanks, -Brent (Nimble 20)

Messages In This Thread

Mizzen Clew Hardware Help -- Brent - N20 -- 1/1/08 1:21p.m.

mizzen -- Gene Halpern, ex-Nimble 20 -- 1/1/08 5:28p.m.

should have guessed . . . -- Brent - N20 -- 1/1/08 7:30p.m.

paddle wheel -- Gene Halpern, ex-Nimble 20 -- 1/2/08 4:36a.m.

I thought I had a photo somewhere but this is what it was. Not what you want. -- norm ex-nimble new orleans -- 1/2/08 11:00a.m.

Good solution -- Brent - N20 -- 1/2/08 5:41p.m.

No table, but... -- Paul Miller, Nimble 20, Deland, FL -- 1/2/08 7:28p.m.

The table and a running engine are mutualy exclusive. The problem solvers have -- norm ex-nimble new orleans -- 1/3/08 11:42a.m.

My mizzen clew is permanently attached to the sprit with small stuff -- Paul Miller, Nimble 20, Deland, FL -- 1/2/08 2:47p.m.

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