[alberg30] Joe Palmers replacement main halyard sheave

[finnus505 at aol.com]

From: finnus505 at aol.com

In a message dated 2/19/00 10:36:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
fashionguy at ameritech.net writes:

<< Greg & All -
  
  Did anyone actually order a sheave from this Jo Palmer at Classic 
Sailboats? 
  I
  have not been able to get a response via e-mail, and his voice mailbox is 
 full.
  
  dls
  Strayaway Child
  Alberg 30 #229
  >>
Yes, I ordered the sheave from him, as well as replacement retaining plates, 
compression tube, and the big SSbolt that holds iit all in place. I ordered 
the retaining plates to be thicker than the originals, so I had to grind the 
space/slot in the mast out a bit to take the wider plates, but I think it is 
worth it; they are much stronger that the originals.  I didn't have them 
anodized, because I thought the anodizing would be worn off in no time by the 
halyard and the sheave.  Maybe, with 20 20 hindsight, that was not a very 
good decision.  But, without the anodizing, the whole package was a little 
over 100 dollars, and the workmanship was very good. I got rid of the old SS 
wire halyard, with that rediculous wire to rope joining of a thimbled eye in 
the SS, and the rope end spliced on, to an all Sta-Set halyard.
Hope this helps,
Lee
Stargazer #255

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