New Back stay replacement DIY- and how to install a Mechanical End Fitting - a Norseman Fitting, Terminals and Cones ...Patrick Childress Sailing demonstrates how to rig a sailboat DIY- the removal of the backstay, measuring for a new one, and the back stay replacement on your Bluewater sailboat/ He demonstrates step by step how to install a mechanical end fitting, called a Norseman fitting. Norseman fittings help a cruising sailor be completely independent from riggers because you can order a backstay with one swaged end and then make an exact measurement and cut, and then use a mechanical end fitting and how to replace a back stay. The Norseman terminals and cones, or Staylock, are the way to go! Sailboat rigging diy. Removing the backstay and replacing the Back stay does not have to be difficult, but there are a few things to be aware of in the process of replacing the rigging. First, how to climb the mast, to performing a rigging inspection, to how to use a Norseman Terminal and cones, its all covered here in one of the best Sailboat how to Videos. It important to know how to replace sailboat rigging DIY.
This is the KISS split lead Gam backstay antenna for the SSB Radio that we slid off, and then slid back on when we changed the headstay. It has worked wonders for 7 years now.
Patrick Childress is no stranger to rigging a sailboat...we Dismasted in the Pacific years ago...and he rerigged the entire boat from scratch at a remote atoll in the North Pacific with no rigger, and no facilities for sailboats.
Norseman terminals are not produced anymore, and are hard to find, but we found aftermarket cones here:
Here is the proper Loos Tension Gauge, like the one we used in another video, for a sailboat with 9/32", 5/16", or 3/8" wire sizes:
Lanacote...the best corrosion Control in the world
Butyl Rubber ...Any Brand is fine except cheaper ones made in China. Get American made to be on the safe side.
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