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Jib halyard block replacement?
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Author:  hobiesrock [ Wed Jul 20, 2016 6:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Jib halyard block replacement?
Is there a replacement for this? Or do I need to buy the whole cable? The pulley wheel is broken.

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Author:  MBounds [ Wed Jul 20, 2016 6:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Jib halyard block replacement?
Google is your friend: http://www.landfallnavigation.com/rf188.html

Ronstan Series 29 Single Utility Block w/ Becket and Tube Rivet Top
Author:  hobiesrock [ Wed Jul 20, 2016 8:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Jib halyard block replacement?
Hmm cool guess I could use a 90 twist shackle to attach a new one. Thanks for link I would of been googling a while to find that puppy :) also wasn't sure if there was a replacement with a pin instead of rivet. (Doesn't look like it)

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Author:  MBounds [ Thu Jul 21, 2016 4:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Jib halyard block replacement?
The block depends on the rivets for structural integrity.

You could cut off / re-swage the wire. That would only shorten it by about 3 inches. Or use a shackle. Or just ditch the whole thing and go to an Aussie system :-)
Author:  paragon1970 [ Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Jib halyard block replacement?
With Mbounds suggestion regarding Aussie system.

I personally like the Aussie Jib even though one has to tuck away a lot of the halyard though it one can employ a thinner halyard rope made from say dyneema or similar.

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Author:  hobiesrock [ Wed Jul 27, 2016 12:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Jib halyard block replacement?
I'm leaning towards the Aussie setup. That's about the only thing I have not upgraded on my old boat. Might as well lol.

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