To continue my sheaves issue. Yes, my boat does have the wire halyards. The sheaves themselves are failing. They are plastic and have become brittle and starting to crack. I did not anticipate replacing the wire with rope. In fact, I already replaced the old ropes and tied it to the wire just like the original set up. Obviously, the new ropes are too short to replace the wire too. Ugh. I did get some new sheaves, but they are plastic and not exactly the same size as the old ones, but seem to work. BTW, they were the second set that I bought. The first set was all wrong, but that’s another story. In my research, it seems that plastic sheaves are not recommended for wire halyards, but that is what the originals were – I assume. Call me confused. I assume that either I run with this new set up until it fails, or I replace the wire with rope which would be more compatible with the new sheaves. That will be the third set of halyards that I will buy and I haven’t been on the water yet. HA! I would appreciate any advice. Thanks. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: carlos navarro Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 5:08 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Sheaves for masthead. i just put mine on the drill press, and used a round file to open them up.😬 m17 On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 2:20 PM Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Gary, The original sheaves are wire/rope compatible since Monties back then ( I have now owned two of them) came with wire-rope halyards. When changing them I went to 1/4 inch halyards which rode easily over the sheaves even with the wire groove in them. Unless you need new sheaves, then just buy regular sheaves the same diameter as the stock Monty ones. Using dynema or regular dacron lines will work just fine. Fair winds, Tom
On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 2:44 PM Gary Froeschner <msogggf@gmail.com> wrote:
Does anyone know where to find replacement sheaves for the halyards in the masthead on a M17? I can’t seem to find any the right size on line. My boat is a 1976 M17 hull # 950. My mast is 21’-7” long.
Gary Froeschner Columbia, MO msogggf@gmail.com
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