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New owner, 1979 382 "Island girl"

I second Warren.
I doubt anyone used it for Pole controls. That looks more like what is in my Lifesling for hoisting of person overboard. And using it would probably create more hassle in that situation.

I don't think I have any other tackle like that on Sonata. Other than perhaps the Cunningham setup.
 
The boom vang is a double block setup, and goes to a winch on the right side of the boom, and it works well. I'll toss that spare block and line back under the helm seat, maybe I'll find a use for it sometime. I also found a bosun's chair today, under some fenders in the port cockpit locker. So many places to hide stuff, I'm still uncovering it!
To use a bosun's, would I use the main halyard for that?
 
That block might have been for a bosun chair(for someone to pull themself up), but having the snap shackles would be a really bad idea for that. And it might not be enough purchase.

You can use any halyard for a bosun's chair that gets you where you need to be. Preferably 2 halyards, one to lift, and another as a safety.
 
Well I dodged a bullet there. Was down under the binnacle feeding the raymarine st60 wiring out a hole I drilled, and inspected the steering pullies, and something didn't look right, one of the bronze pulley axles was halfway out, it was missing one of it's split pins. Crisis averted I think.
Got the traveller done, decided to go with colour correct lines.
 

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Yes, i think edson sells replacement axels and maybe new bushings to press into the sheave.
Edson seems to have moved away from bronze for most things. The new sheaves are aluminum. I think bronze is better.
I would remove the whole assembly for inspection. The plate was made from steel, and most are rusty and compromised by now. Its a common failure to have the plate bend and break. The new part is thick aluminum and should last forever.
 
i consider Bronze superior for most boat purposes. But it seems to have gone out of favor. On the other hand, the switch to stainless axles made sense to me.
 
Yeah, I think I prefer bronze. SS is cheaper, and I think stronger, but brittle. SS will break, and bronze will bend a bit first. And bronze won't rust.

The sprocket in the pedestal is Bronze. The knurling for the break is worn smooth on mine, and the replacement is stainless. And expensive. Not sure what it would cost for a machine shop to knurl my old part.
 
I'll admit, the whole pulley plate and pullies look really nice, after a new split pin was installed of course. Fresh water is much more time friendly on old yachts for sure. I do need to pull the top of the steering binnacle apart and inspect it, especially after seeing this near catastrophe.

If you zoom in on the last pic of the traveller setup you can see the S bends I had to weld in to make the car clear the add on binnacle.

Dave.
 
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