Andy,
These won't work at all on the C270's cabin top sheeting. The main winches are shared using clutches and stoppers. The port side serves 3 functions and the starboard four functions. The turning block you are discussing is a hefty midsized beast with a single cam stopper that allows the winch to be cleared, used for other functions (reefing, etc.), and then retake the sheet load. Phil Agur <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip C270 LE #184 MMSI 366901790 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 11:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IC27A] Rigging questions The track car blocks sold by Garhauer complete assemblies consisting of the car, spring, and block. Check them out on the Garhauer web site. http://garhauermarine.com/catalog_process.cfm?cid=28 Andy In a message dated 7/7/2010 10:59:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Ron, my 81 C27 has the blocks that swivel and have the spring, I think they work great. I have had other boats that did not have the spring and the blocks tended to clank around on the deck when they did not have a load on them so the springs hold the blocks upright. >>> Ron Ginter <[email protected]> 7/7/2010 6:13 AM >>> Thanks Andy, I think I will give your solution a try. I can't imagine why Catalina would have used the ones they did. Blocks need to swivel! It looks like I'll need to buy the cars, then just add a block to them. Are the springs necessary or helpful? ...Ron (C270 #329; Oculus; Frenchman's Bay, Ontario) P.S. After 40 years of motorcycling I have realized that whenever I got a new bike, I would spend the next 2 or 3 years personalizing it with components that I felt either added to the bike's abilities, or improved on the original equipment. It would appear that the same phenomenon exists in the sailing world. On 2010 Jul 04, at 9:39 AM, [email protected] wrote: I had the same issue with the rail mounted blocks for the jib sheets. The never seemed to swivel or tilt properly to provide a fair lead from jib to winch. Years ago I replaced them with the traditional jib fairlead slide blocks that are held erect by springs at the base. They work perfectly and I have never looked back. The blocks that I purchased are from Garhauer. Andy Dalzell C-27 #6298, Tardis Sandusky Bay, Ohio
