[C320-list] Traveler-end Turning Blocks Seized

[Robert E. Sloat]

The drill here is when washing down the topsides, all blocks are give a
little soapy water and the rinse hose is put on power spray to rinse out the
ball bearings on the blocks.  I also do the traveler car itself as it has
ball bearings working on its track.  The blocks include those on the
traveler, mast base adjustable jib leads and any others easily reachable.
Twice a season I put Harken ball bearing One Drop lubricant on all the ball
bearing and other blocks.  It is hard to get all the stacked blocks on the
traveler lubricated, but I use an old syringe previously used for loading
ink jet cartridges to get the One Drop into the tight spots and eventually
lubricate all the bearings.  After 10 seasons all the blocks so treated
still spin very freely when given a gentle nudge.

Harken One Drop lubricant is more like oil than Harken Sail Kote and is 
specially formulated for ball and other bearings.  A small tube has been in 
use for 5 seasons and it still is about 3/4 full.

Bob Sloat
Savannah 894 (2002)
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From: "Amiraults Family" <amiraults at sympatico.ca>
To: <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 11:42 AM
Subject: [C320-list] Traveler-end Turning Blocks Seized


> 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
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> 797 Waltzing Bear, too
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