[Public-List] Main sheave update

Jeffrey fongemie at gmail.com
Mon May 16 06:17:22 PDT 2011


I'm too cheap to pull the mast for something like this. If it were my
boat, I'd go up and give it a squirt of PB Blaster. I've been using
this stuff for years and am always amazed. A little squirt a two then
leave it for a few hours. I sometimes even give it a second squirt
then wait again. Almost always do the corroded parts come apart. Don't
beat on anything. PB..then a little patience.

http://www.pbblaster.com/

-jeff

On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 3:28 AM, Michael Grosh <dickdurk at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm having difficulty imagining beating on things with a drift pin, hanging
> from a bosun's chair, overhead. Besides that, beating on a SS bolt through
> the soft aluminum side of the mast will require careful examination
> afterwards-maybe even using dye.
> I think it is time to cut to the chase and pull the mast.
>
> MichaelGrosh
> #220
> On May 15, 2011 7:03 PM, <crufone at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> If you are brave enough................you can attempt to use the same
> process Glenn Brooks has suggested while up on top of the mast. This will be
> a bit tricky. You might like to arrange a catch bag for the bolt after you
> drive it out with a drift punch, unless you happen to have three or four
> hands. Tape the sheeve to the mast or you might just lose that as well.
>>
>> BTW when was the last time you had the mast down?  The rig should be
> carefully inspected at least once a year.  To do this properly the mast
> should be down with all tension off the shrouds.
>>
>> Michael #133
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Brennan Carney" <brennan.carney at selu.edu>
>> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
>> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 11:04:01 AM
>> Subject: [Public-List] Main sheave update
>>
>> So, I went ahead up the mast and attempted to remove the pin. I got about
>> two inches out and the bolt suddenly jammed. It seems as if the
> compression
>> sleeve is frozen to the bolt. What ever the cause, I cannot budge it. Any
>> insight on this issue would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> BTC
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