Try a good scrubbing before buying new...my 37 came with sheaves that were marginally operable; I took them out (mast down) and used a very fine emery cloth on both the axle-pin and the inside of the hole in the sheave...nothing was physically wrong with them, after cleaning they work great; my guess is that is was an accumulation of salt and other gunk in there; Richard s/v Bushmark4; 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596;
Richard N. Bush Law Offices 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 On Mar 25, 2020, at 2:23 PM, Tim Rutherford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Please share drawings or experience with halyard screeching and/or lubricating masthead sheaves on C&C 36-1 or similar. Main halyard sheave at the masthead makes a heck of noise when hoisting, I mean really, it broadcasts a horrific screech to the entire basin as we raised the main. Sounds like a giant dull and unlubricated drill bit drilling into stainless steel. Slowly. In fits and starts. You probably know the sound, almost every marina has one, I just wish it wasn't us. Recently went up there to retrieve a spin halyard and it seems that the sheave spins freely. It looks to be about 1/2" X 3". Anyway, while there used the edge of a popsicle stick to press in a fair amount of Superlube(R) synthetic grease and then when it appeared that didn't work followed up with a liberal amount of spray through a straw, all directed at the center shaft. Waited a few weeks in hopes that it would work it's way in and cure the squeak but it hasn't happened so far. Still raising heII when raising. I already purchased all the 36-1 drawings that Doug could find from the Marine Museum in Kingston ON, but none of a masthead detail. Similar might be helpful. Any help is appreciated. -- Tim Rutherford1981 C&C 36-1 Chamamé Tampa, FL tim.rutherford.m...@gmail.com Chamamé & Crew at Hospice Cup '19 _______________________________________________ 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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