[CAUT] move caps float yer boat

[Paul T Williams]

Avast ye maytee.  Would ya be haven one of those photos for me of this 
seaworthy vessel?  I don't quite savvy in me mind what she looks like. 
Arrrr  (sounds like a good jig to have, tho :>)  )



"Chris Solliday" <solliday at ptd.net> 
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For Paul W,
Jon Page and Vince M are quite right this is not simple territory. Pre 84 
as Fred S has said is probably more the issue of knuckle placement, moving 
16 to 17 can result in 15 grams DW reduction. I'm sure Fred is right about 
the Renner parts period although it may have been shorter, it was while 
they were retooling in NY. Capstan movement achieves not so much. But for 
fun Paul why don't you make yourself a boat and float it. Take a piece of 
1/4" hobby laminate as a base about the width of a key and less than the 
length of a wippen heal and drill a hole for the capstan threads. cut a 
capstan (from your stash) down so that it will screw up and down about the 
distance of the ones in your action. Screw it in then remove a capstan 
from the action, weigh it, and trim the base of the boat or add weight 
with lead solder to it with CA glue so that the boat and the capstan weigh 
the same. I like to trim mine into the shape of a boat and decorate with 
portals, etc. Then slide (float) the boat forward and backward and check 
your up and downweights. This is at the very least a good learning tool.
Have fun.
Chris Solliday
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