FYI as I recall the Gaurhaure snach blocks are only about $100 and have a lifetime warranty.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Tue, Apr 9, 2019, 5:15 PM Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > With all due respect, the stainless straps on the side were only slightly > bent and remain plenty strong. The pin, on the other hand, may be > structurally compromised. This is why I asked for information (not a > lecture). I’m not going to buy a $500 (or so) block when it can be > repaired with a $15 (or so) pin. > > *From:* Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 09, 2019 4:09 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Chuck Gilchrest <csgilchr...@comcast.net> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Merriman snatch block question > > > “Fixing” bent snatch blocks??? Really?? Bending it back into shape? > Finding replacement pins for 30 year old blocks that are twisted and > falling apart? You need to consider metal fatigue and once stainless steel > is bent without applying heat, it is severely compromised. > > I’m as cheap as the next sailor (well maybe not the Canadian ones…) but > once a piece of critical hardware gives up and gets bent out of shape, it > finds its way into the scrap heap and gets replaced because I don’t depend > on damaged hardware to get me home safely.. Maybe because I love my > children and my wife and want to see them again. Just for the record, if > the snatch block lets go under load and kills someone or severely injures a > crew member, I hope you have enough liability insurance because it will not > be something you can pin on a company that has been out of business since > 1989. > > If you have a single piece of electronic gadgetry or cookware on your boat > that costs more than a snatch block and have limited financial resources, I > suggest you sell them and buy the new hardware that you need. And yes, I > am well aware that new snatch blocks are expensive..it’s for good reason! > > Chuck Gilchrest > > S/V Half Magic > > 1983 35 Landfall > > Padanaram, MA > > *From:* CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> *On Behalf Of *Bill > Coleman via CnC-List > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 9, 2019 2:02 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Bill Coleman <colt...@verizon.net> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Merriman snatch block question > > > > Lay it under my keel, I will take a look at it. I can probably beat it > back into shape. Might cost you a beer or two, tho. > > I used to repair Merle’s Merrimans, and now of course I own them. > > > > Bill Coleman > > C&C 39 Erie, PA[image: animated_favicon1] > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] *On Behalf Of *Matthew L. Wolford via > CnC-List > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 09, 2019 1:15 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Matthew L. Wolford > *Subject:* Stus-List Merriman snatch block question > > > > Listers: > > > > I have an old Merriman snatch block in need of repair. It was under > load last season and not properly closed, which caused it to open and bend > the stainless straps (on the sides) and the pin holding it together. I > believe I can bend the stainless straps back more or less into alignment. > However, the pin is bent and in need of replacement. The pin used by > Merriman for this block is stainless, 2 1/2 inches long (I’m guessing 5/16 > diameter) with a head on one end and internal threads on the other. It is > held together by a machine screw that screws into the threaded end. I > suppose I could use a stainless bolt, but that would not be very elegant. > Any ideas? > > > > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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