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How about just removing the cotter pins from the turnbuckles?
We did this once in a dismasting. Manage to salvage the mast and
repaired it later ashore.
kp
On Fri, 6 Aug
1999, Jeff Laws wrote:
> When I changed my solid half backstays to running, I used a hacksaw. The
> rigger who installed my furling system did the same. Its not as fast as the
> bolt cutters and hydraulic devices but I went through 9/32 wire in about 30
> to 60 seconds (from memory) and in an emergency I could cut it where I
> needed to rather than the only place where it may work if you are strong
> enough and have space enough to use it.
>
> Cheers - Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> Sent: August 6, 1999 2:14 PM
> To: ;
> Subject: Re: lv-ab: Cutting the rigging with bolt cutters
>
>
> Unfortunately, the bean-counters have prevailed over the sailors at West
> once
> again. The ARM (Chinese?) cutters West sells are of the "saddle" type (one
> jaw supports the wire and one jaw cuts) and are specific as to wire size.
> This means that if you cut a smaller wire than the cutter is rated for, the
> wire shape will not be retained by the saddle and it will be crushed rather
> than cut. Salt-water sailors will be interested to know that ARM cutters
> also
> have steel handles.
>
> Felco (Swiss) cutters, OTOH, have two cutting jaws; both are in the shape of
>
> a right-angle. This results in simultaneous shearing on opposing sides of
> the
> wire. It also makes possible the cutting of smaller diameters without
> crushing. Felco cutters also have aluminum handles, so you only have to
> keep
> the steel jaws greased to prevent rust.
>
> Nevertheless, NONE of these cutters were designed to cut 1x19 stainless;
> they
> were designed to cut 7x7, 7x19, 6x25 etc. *iron* wire rope, a much softer
> and
> more-easily-cut product. Actually 1x19 is not wire rope at all, but a
> "single
> strand" of what would be a larger wire rope.
>
> Bottom line is that you need a larger cutter than the manufacturer specifies
>
> in order to cut stainless wire. For instance, the C-16 Felco cutters we sell
>
> to the entertainment industry are rated to cut 5/8" wire, but believe me,
> 3/8" stainless is about all they can handle!
>
> John
> "Truelove" - Westsail 43
>
> In a message dated 8/6/1999 12:14:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> writes:
>
> We tried the large cable cutters at West
> > Marine and if you jump on the handle repeatedly they will eventually cut
> > through a 3/8 SS wire but it is a real job so we did not buy one.
>
>
>
>
>
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