[C320-list] Traveler-end Turning Blocks Seized

[Bruce Stanley]

'frozen' blocks (as in dirt/rust)
can be eased by poring hot water on them.
BruceS

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Rick Sulewski <rsulewski at bex.net> wrote:

> Brian,
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> I discovered the same condition last spring and simply had to find a way to
> turn each frozen pulley. I discovered that I could leverage a long screw
> driver up against the outer edge of each roller while placing the driver
> shaft up against the outer most metal edge of the boom and slowly worked
> each pulley loose, one small bite at a time. Once I could turn the pulley I
> applied some dish soap to further loosen the pulley so it would turn freely
> and then rinsed with water. The lesson learned is to make sure that
> everything is loose and working at the beginning and end of each season.
>
> Rick
> My-Ria #277
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Amiraults
> Family
> Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 12:43 PM
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> Subject: [C320-list] Traveler-end Turning Blocks Seized
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> All:
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> Here it is season end and part of Saturday was spent on running rig
> de-rigging and boom removal. At each the end of the traveler bar are
> turning
> blocks integral with the bar's construction and leading the running rigging
> lines to their associated stoppers. I discovered that several of the
> pulleys
> are no longer free-turning.  Is this a common complaint, and is there a
> simple common solution? The boat will shortly be under its cover for the
> winter and it would be better to not have this a pending spring repair.
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> Regards;
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> Brian Amirault
>
> 797 Waltzing Bear, too
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