[Public-List] Main sheave update

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Cheap can kill you, pull the mast.

John Boor
MAHSEER #380

> 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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