ckendalls
Gold Supporter
- May 17, 2018
- 124
- Pool Size
- 11000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Turbo Cell (T-CELL-5)
Sorry late just saw this.
Depending on location and because ladder accessibility was tough on one side: For some I mounted stainless steel diamond pad eye hook plates with sheet metal stainless screws and carabiners with pulleys.
For the less accessible I used heavy duty double outdoor zip ties thru some PVC pipe “roller” with carabiners and pulleys. The latter will roll up the angled support struts as I tighten the good quality nylon rope. I lash the rope on nylon cleats secured with stainless screws in an accessible place with no more than a step ladder. Lots of experimenting trial and error but settled on this pulley system so I could hoist and tighten and take down easier. They are down before hurricane Ian’s arrival. They work great. No mishaps. The rope chord will get scungy after a couple almost year round seasons in FL. The sails I use seem OK after almost 3 years but I have some new ones ready. I replaced the zip ties every other year.
If I was building new, I would maybe have some stainless eye pad plates installed everywhere but the zip tie roller system also works well.
Depending on location and because ladder accessibility was tough on one side: For some I mounted stainless steel diamond pad eye hook plates with sheet metal stainless screws and carabiners with pulleys.
For the less accessible I used heavy duty double outdoor zip ties thru some PVC pipe “roller” with carabiners and pulleys. The latter will roll up the angled support struts as I tighten the good quality nylon rope. I lash the rope on nylon cleats secured with stainless screws in an accessible place with no more than a step ladder. Lots of experimenting trial and error but settled on this pulley system so I could hoist and tighten and take down easier. They are down before hurricane Ian’s arrival. They work great. No mishaps. The rope chord will get scungy after a couple almost year round seasons in FL. The sails I use seem OK after almost 3 years but I have some new ones ready. I replaced the zip ties every other year.
If I was building new, I would maybe have some stainless eye pad plates installed everywhere but the zip tie roller system also works well.
