Yup, they're Merrimen blocks! To get the frozen shieve apart, it required
surgery. Any ideas if replacement shieves, pins, rollers, etc. can be obtained
(even if they're not OEM)?
On Thursday, August 4, 2016 2:45 PM, Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
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{}#yiv2717431309 Richard,Those are Merriman Blocks but unfortunately, they’ve
been out of business since the late 1980s. I have found that using a
penetrating lubricant such as PB Blaster, I’ve been able to free up seized
sheaves on old blocks, and then added a liberal dose of McLube to the sheave
pin area on a regular basis to keep things spinning.I know that Barton and
Ronstan both make reasonably priced snatch blocks in a range of sizes should
yours not be salvageable.Chuck GilchrestS/V Half Magic1983 LF 35Padanaram, MA
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Richard
Walter via CnC-List
Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2016 2:34 PM
To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: Richard Walter <sailind...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Stus-List snatch block details? Greetings, INDIGO has a set of
heavy-duty snatch blocks for the jib sheets. The bodies are solid black rummer
and there is a trident stamp marking on the strap. One of the block's shieves
is seized; looks like it'll need new pins and possibly a new sheive. Any ideas
who may have made this block, are they still available, and where replacement
parts may be obtained?
Thank you,Richard
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