Joe, Does anyone replace a block before it fails?
Joel On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 11:29 AM <j...@dellabarba.com> wrote: > I was out sailing the other day and could NOT get the genoa furled. I > ended up dropping it on deck and bagging it. I suspected the new sail is > maybe a few inches off the old sail. I took some measurements, replaced > shackles, and got the sail up with the top swivel right where I wanted it. > The sail still would only roll up partway. What the????????? > > It turns out the rachet block all the way aft has a defect where it > totally locks up for either direction under load. At about the halfway > point the load on the line was enough to jam it. I was looking 35 feet > forward and 55 feet up when the issue was about 1 foot away from my face. > Doh! I guess 32 years of service is all you get out of them. > > > > > > Joe Della Barba > > Coquina C&C 35 MK I > > Kent Island MD USA > > > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Joel
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
