[Public-list] Sheave order

[JOHN GRAVES]

Andrew,
I replaced my sheave in the mid 1980's. My halyard kept jumping the sheave and getting jammed. I couldn't find a sheave the right size so I had one made at a local machine shop in Ft. Pearce, FL. I had the sheave made of aluminium. It worked for a while but eventually became frozen up. I can still raise the sail but I don't think the sheave is even turning. I remember that there was some kind of housing around the sheave that, if I am remembering right, I also had to replace. I think I used stainless steel. I remember that there were problems in assembling the whole thing. Could you explain to me what the housing around the sheave consists of? I found my old sheave today and measured it. It is about 6 5/8 " in diameter and about 1/2 " thick. The hole is about 5/8" in diameter. The sheave is chewed up around the edges so the measurement could be off some. I don't remember if the hole had a bushing in it. It is not in it now. The sheave is made of a brown material that looks like wood but appears to actually be some kind of synthetic material and has a light pattern on the surface that looks sort of like cloth. Does this sound like the origional sheave. My boat is #15 and was built in 1965. I am planning to take my mast off soon and I want to replace the sheave and take care of that problem.
Any comments you or the group may have will be appreciated.
Thanks,
John  #15
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  From: Cole, Andrew L<mailto:andrew.cole at llff.com> 
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  Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 8:44 PM
  Subject: [Public-list] Sheave order


  To all who inquired, there is still time to order sheaves, but not a lot.

  If you can pick up the sheave in Annapolis, the cost is $70, if you need it shipped in the US, it it $70.

  Please send a check payable to Zephyr Werkes to me at:

  Andrew Cole
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  Annapolis, MD 21403



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