Obviously not me! Joe
From: Joel Aronson <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 2:15 PM To: Stus-List <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: The little things get you! Joe, Does anyone replace a block before it fails? Joel On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 11:29 AM <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I was out sailing the other day and could NOT get the genoa furled. I ended up dropping it on deck and bagging it. I suspected the new sail is maybe a few inches off the old sail. I took some measurements, replaced shackles, and got the sail up with the top swivel right where I wanted it. The sail still would only roll up partway. What the????????? It turns out the rachet block all the way aft has a defect where it totally locks up for either direction under load. At about the halfway point the load on the line was enough to jam it. I was looking 35 feet forward and 55 feet up when the issue was about 1 foot away from my face. Doh! I guess 32 years of service is all you get out of them. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I Kent Island MD USA Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray<https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=d56fda82-8af4e279-d56ff3f5-ac1f6b44e86e-bdc2b64d5dd77813&q=1&e=153f9117-c3b8-4f34-b434-5a9d57a72cec&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray> Thanks - Stu -- Joel
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
