[C320-list] Rebedding the Traveler

[Scott Thompson]

Good suggestions. On Surprise the occasional drip of rusty water is 
coming from the bolt right over the front of the sink in the head. 
That's a traveler bolt. Could leaks in the hatch hood direct water to 
that location?

I will talk to Garhauer. Tangling and jammed traveler lines has been a 
source of frustration for me ever since I bought the boat. I thought 
that replacing the lines last year would help, but it only made a small 
difference.

Scott


On 11/10/2016 6:54 PM, Charles Mueller wrote:
> Make sure that it is not the hatch that is leaking as I had that on my boat
> and had to rebed the hatch.
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> In regard to the Traveler, talk to Garhauer. I had a problem with my
> traveler, in that it would tangle up if I didn't pull in all the line on one
> side as I eased the other.  I talked to Garhauer at the Chicago Strictly
> Sail show several years ago and they told me that they had made a design
> change and would update my traveler at no charge.  I removed the turning
> blocks on both ends, sent them to the factory, and got new blocks that work
> perfectly.  Garhauer was incredibly supportive on a 10 year old boat, and
> yours probably has the same traveler set-up.
>
> Chuck Mueller
> Northwind
> #676  (2000)
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> My boat has developed a small leak around a bolt for the traveller into the
> head compartment. It's prompting me to think that a project this winter
> should be to remove and rebed the traveller. If anyone has tips for this
> project I'd like to hear them. For example, how to remove the traveller, and
> what else I should be doing as part of the same project.
> I've been a lucky man so far in that my boat has managed to avoid many of
> the problems others have experienced with older boats. But it is time to
> face the music on a boat that is 17 years old but still seems new to me.
>
> BTW, has anyone replaced their traveller with a different design? I've
> frequently been frustrated that the control lines jam.
>
> Scott Thompson
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> Surprise, #653 (1999)
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