[C320-list] E-Z Glide Adjustable Genoa Car System Failure

[Pat Moriarty]

Had the same thing on the fixed cars (brand new) but I caught it 
before the bolt flew.

Pat #130At 01:07 PM 9/4/2007, you wrote:
>I installed a Garhauer E-Z Glide Adjustable Genoa Car System this spring.
>This past weekend in 30+ knots of wind the port side sheet block fitting
>that attaches the block to the car parted and the block and sheet went
>flying.  Once we got back to the mooring I was able to access the situation
>and found that the threaded collar that attaches the block to the car bolt
>had unscrewed over time due to vibration and jib luffing. It was a simple
>matter of rethreading the block back on the car bolt but  since there isn't
>a cotter pin or anything else that I can see to keep it from unscrewing  I
>am afraid it will happen again sometime in the future.  I checked the
>starboard side car system and found that it was also unscrewing so I
>tightened that back up.
>
>I intend to call Guido at Garhauer for advice but am wondering if anyone
>else has had this experience and what they did.  Use locktite for instance?
>
>Joe Tamucci   Andante #619

Pat Moriarty
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