[C320-list] Blocks on mast collar

[Chris Holt]

The part in the Garhauer catalog is the 30-MC - Stainless Steel Blocks. 
They are listed under Mast Collar blocks in the catalog.

Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Morey Waltuck" <mwaltuck at comcast.net>
To: <catalina at thehares.com>; "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blocks on mast collar


> Jeff,
>
> Thanks for the drawing.  I now see how it works.  Now that I know how they 
> are mounted, I will see if they can be un-seized.  By the way, they say 
> Schaefer on the block and they are pictured in the Schaefer on-line 
> catalog as Utility Block/Mast Collar, but I did not understand how the 
> attachment shaft was meant to function.
>
> -=Morey=-
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeffrey Hare" <catalina at thehares.com>
> To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 9:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blocks on mast collar
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>> Hi,
>>
>> The blocks at the base of the mast are made by Garhauer Marine.  They're 
>> not
>> listed in the catalog, but call them and ask for the mast step turning
>> blocks for a C320. Remind them that they're the ones with the stud and 
>> the
>> nut that slides into the mast step.
>>
>> Most likely yours are corroded, since the mast step is aluminum, and the
>> stud is SS.  Find a penatrating oil or corrosion cutting penetrating oil 
>> and
>> spray them.  If they aren't lead fair then they'll bend the block and/or 
>> the
>> mounting stud.
>>
>> They should be able to turn freely to be positioned for a fair lead. It
>> isn't necessary to turn them until they're tight, just until they're
>> threaded into the nut sufficiently which is in all the way, then back off 
>> a
>> half turn or so.
>>
>> I just made a quick drawing of how these studs attach.  You should be 
>> able
>> to remove the block itself, and then with some work, free the stud.
>>
>> http://www.catalina320.com/gallery/MastStep  Click on the drawing to see 
>> a
>> larger version.  Ok, so I'm not an artist.
>>
>> You can order more blocks or mast studs from Garhauer Marine.  They're 
>> quite
>> inexpensive and guaranteed 10 years.
>>
>> -JeffH
>>
>> PS: Just another example of not using TefGel or Lanocote on the studs 
>> from
>> time to time.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Morey Waltuck [mailto:mwaltuck at comcast.net]
>> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 8:33 PM
>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>> Subject: [C320-list] Blocks on mast collar
>>
>> This is my first year owning C320 #352.  My question is, are the Schaefer
>> blocks on the mast collar supposed to rotate horizontally.  Ours seems to 
>> be
>> fixed and two of them are not aligned exactly to where the lines are 
>> going.
>> If they are supposed to rotate, what is the best way to free them up?  If
>> not, how do I reset them?
>>
>> Morey Waltuck
>> Getaway #352
>> Quincy MA
>>
>>
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