[Public-List] Mast Sheave

[Gordon Laco]

Very nice story.  They're great people

Gord




On 28/10/13 10:21 AM, "David Gilbert" <bigkanu at rogers.com> wrote:

> Gord, You are correct. I was in the shop when Bruce was trying to sell
> it. He knew I was a banker and he was complaining to me that there
> were lots of interested buyers out there but none had any money and
> they all wanted him to take back paper. My advice was not to touch it.
> Carolyn was there at the time listening in to the conversation so I
> said, "if you have to take back paper, sell it to her," and I pointed
> at Carolyn. She immediately responded, "that's what I keep telling
> him." She is doing a great job.
> David
> On 28-Oct-13, at 10:06 AM, Gordon Laco wrote:
> 
>> They're very nice and knowledgeable people.  Bruce's daughter
>> Carolyn runs
>> the show there now, and with the same professionalism as her father
>> did.
>> 
>> Hi David!
>> 
>> G
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 28/10/13 10:04 AM, "David Gilbert" <bigkanu at rogers.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Big Kanu has wire to rope halyards and when the problem first
>>> occurred
>>> I reported it to Bruce Burgess of the Rigging Shoppe here in Toronto.
>>> The mast was going in for some other purpose and he simply places a
>>> small aluminum strap across the opening very near the top of the
>>> mast.
>>> The problem has never reoccurred.
>>> David. Big Kanu ABYC.
>>> On 27-Oct-13, at 10:12 PM, Dwayne Back wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Toward the end of the season the main's halyard became wedged
>>>> between the sheave and the mast preventing me from dropping the
>>>> main.  Unfortunately in the time I was able to address the issue the
>>>> main sail was significantly damaged by wind.  Apparently the halyard
>>>> slipped beside the sheave wheel and wedged in between the wheel and
>>>> mast.  Looking at the mast there is plates that seem to direct the
>>>> halyard line to the wheel with screw holes indicating possible
>>>> guides which I am lacking.  I am curious as to whether anyone else
>>>> has had this issue and the appropriate correction as I am likely
>>>> going to have to buy a new main and obviously I do not want a repeat
>>>> occurrence.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Dwayne
>>>> 94 Orion
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