Loos PT-3?

I have a loos gauge on the boat don' know the model no - I'm going to the boatyard on tuesday as it's coming out that day and I'll have a look.
 
A PT-3 is for imperial wire, you probably want the PT-3M model which is for metric wire, 7,8,9 and 10 mm.
I am also after one myself, they are a bit pricey..
 
Saguday - your inbox is full! I did try sending a message...... However, I've got my gauge but it's not a Loos pt3 but a 'Surecheck' - made in Sweden , suitable for 6, 7 and 8mm diameter wire, with instructions. Pm me if it's suitable.
 
Hello all, thanks for the replies

jerrytug, our boat is a US Island Packet and the standing rigging is all imperial. I have rig tension settings from IP but all given for the PT-3 not the PT-3M and I'm not sure how to convert them. The diameter on our boat is 5/16" and ⅜" which I reckon is about 8mm and 9.5mm, so not quite an exact match with the metric equivalents.

Petitefleur, sorry about that I did an email from YBW about it this afternoon and I've had a clear out since then :) ... I think your gauge is not quite big enough for the larger wire on the boat but thanks very much for checking.

Neil I read the blog and suppose I could give it a try but it seems like a bit of a faff tbh - ok in port but tweaking on the run might be a bit more complicated. In the good old dinghy days I always used to use a rig tension gauge but have never used one on Saguday. I think the whole rig is a bit floppy esp. since she was shipped over and re-rigged and I'd really like to check it out properly against the factory references I have.

I wonder what's more expensive, employ the services of a rigger or buy the PT-3...?
 
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My ex-father in law said to me once, if you're going to do a job yourself, it's ALWAYS worth investing in the right tool, and he was absolutely right. A few years back, when I was still doing my own mechanicking on my motorcycles, I had a 36mm clutch hub nut to undo and re-tighten to 105 ft-lb and I bought a Snap on 36" Breaker bar which cost me £50 and enabled me to do the job, saving several hundreds on dealer prices. However, once I had it I found the minute I found a recalcitrant nut/bolt, I'd get the breaker bar out and instead of straining with both hands, the socket slipping off and burring the head of the bolt, I'd be able to hold the socket on the bolt with one hand and give a gentle tweak at the end of the breaker bar, and all was good.

I've had the same experience with:
DC Clamp On Meter
Impact Screw Driver
Coax cable Stripper
SW Meter for VHF antenna
Wire Strippers
Crimp tool
Pop rivetter

You get the point...
 
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