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Salt & Tar: Ep.116- Seizing the Sarcastic Humor in Life
3 December 2020 · 21 min · 56K views · California
What this video covers
Garrett and his crew member DJ tension the traditional standing rigging on their boat using dead eyes and lanyards.1:07 They employ racking seizings to secure the lanyards while using a block and tackle to maintain tension.2:20 Following the instructions in Brian Toss’s *The Riggers Apprentice*, they alternate between figure-eight patterns and straight wraps to finish the seizings.4:09 The crew plans to re-tension the rig after initial sea trials, so they omit the final set of seizings for now.2:44 Separately, the team installs a deck box, dry-fitting two-inch hoses for crash pumps and half-inch through-deck fittings for fresh and salt water spigots.10:11 They route shift, throttle, and electrical cables through the deck, using pilot holes to ensure alignment before applying permanent bedding compound.14:36 The project concludes with the final installation of hose clamps and fittings.16:21
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