Sleeving for shrouds

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Hamish H.

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Hi people,
Intending to replace white sleeving on my shrouds as its all cracked and discoloured - can anyone actually tell me what it's called? And who sells it? - struggling to find online......
Many thanks, Hamish
 
That stuff is frowned on by some as it might trap water against the wire and terminals, bad news even with stainless steel...if bothered about getting overlapping headsails past when tacking, there are other devices like the little plastic wheels by the spreaders...
 
Yup I've seen that said before but the product foeu (above) has linked to seems to have internal ridges to hold the cover off the wire.....
 
Hamish H. said:
Hi people,
Intending to replace white sleeving on my shrouds as its all cracked and discoloured - can anyone actually tell me what it's called? And who sells it? - struggling to find online......
Many thanks, Hamish
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foeu said:
http://www.force4.co.uk/department/...ce-4-pack-of-4-speedrollers.html#.VHpHc0ffWrU
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Seajet said:
That stuff is frowned on by some as it might trap water against the wire and terminals, bad news even with stainless steel...if bothered about getting overlapping headsails past when tacking, there are other devices like the little plastic wheels by the spreaders...
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Ive had this split sleeving on my shrouds for as long as I can remember. No evidence of problems caused by trapped water and no UV degradation either
 
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' Ive had this split sleeving on my shrouds for as long as I can remember. No evidence of problems caused by trapped water and no UV degradation either '

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if it set up to rotate freely, then I can verify it is disconcerting to hold. A 'safe' hold enables the wrist and forearm muscles to provide restorative leverage; you can't do that on a freely rotating tube.


I think the aim of shroud covers is to allow sails to slide past the shroud, rather than the covers to rotate.
 
Seajet said:
That stuff is frowned on by some as it might trap water against the wire and terminals, bad news even with stainless steel...if bothered about getting overlapping headsails past when tacking, there are other devices like the little plastic wheels by the spreaders...
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I have had both the white shroud tubes and wheel fitted for 12 years and see no signs of problems,the tubes are a few mm larger in dia than the 6mm shroud ss wire so water does not get trapped.

Mike
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sarabande said:
if it set up to rotate freely, then I can verify it is disconcerting to hold. A 'safe' hold enables the wrist and forearm muscles to provide restorative leverage; you can't do that on a freely rotating tube.


I think the aim of shroud covers is to allow sails to slide past the shroud, rather than the covers to rotate.
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Mine are a tight fit. They do not rotate.
 
LadyinBed,

not being rude but if your guardwires had covers, are you sure they're stainless not mild steel ?

Hidden rust was a big problem with covered wires, I haven't seen many plastic covered stainless wires.

Then if you did it more than about a week ago and you're not faced with rusty disaster you've probably got stainless !
 
I took the covers off my guard rails about five years ago as the white plastic started to look grubby and I can confirm they are stainless steel and of a good quality. I find it hard to believe anyone would use mild steel for them? It would last only months.
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LadyinBed,

not being rude but if your guardwires had covers, are you sure they're stainless not mild steel ?

Hidden rust was a big problem with covered wires, I haven't seen many plastic covered stainless wires.

Then if you did it more than about a week ago and you're not faced with rusty disaster you've probably got stainless !
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Seajet said:
LadyinBed,

not being rude but if your guardwires had covers, are you sure they're stainless not mild steel ?

Hidden rust was a big problem with covered wires, I haven't seen many plastic covered stainless wires.

Then if you did it more than about a week ago and you're not faced with rusty disaster you've probably got stainless !
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Very strange my last three boats, dating back to 1970, all had plastic covered stainless, not uncommon.
 
mainsail1,

no, they did, really !

When we launched my boat in 1978 most if not all plastic covered wire was galvanised mild steel, and we didn't know any better as the stuff was pretty standard.

In a few years a spot of rust appeared and I twigged, so got shot of it all instantly, changing to bare stainless which I think looks more seriously seagoing anyway.

I warned my inexperienced neighbour of this years later when he bought a boat with this stuff, but as it meant taking all the stanchions to a chandlery - and putting his hand in his pocket - he delayed.

I was in his cockpit when he leant on one of these wires and it snapped; his solution was to make it off a bit shorter, leaving a gap ! :rolleyes:

There's a rule about plastic govered guardwires on offshore racing boats, don't think they're allowed even if stainless ?
 
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