F28/30 CK centerboard/centreboard tackle
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 2:23 am
Good morning all
After successfully removing the centreboard of my F30 CK* I'm now looking at repairing the lifting tackle. The fixed blocks are straightforward - I need one new sheave with a pivot bush, and, after much soaking in diesel and the application of not such a big hammer to the pin, an old sheave drilled out to take a pivot bush. I'd be grateful for any advice on what the moving end of the tackle should be. The original block had been replaced with an under-sized tufnol double with becket, which is distorted and seized solid. Does anybody have a photo of the original tackle, or can anybody who has refitted a centreboard on a 28 or 30 let me know what they used to replace the original block?
Thanks for any help
Andy
* A crane, a lot of help, a very big hammer and half a day. It's amazing how thoroughly a couple of pieces of a plastic sheave can jam half a ton of glass and lead.
After successfully removing the centreboard of my F30 CK* I'm now looking at repairing the lifting tackle. The fixed blocks are straightforward - I need one new sheave with a pivot bush, and, after much soaking in diesel and the application of not such a big hammer to the pin, an old sheave drilled out to take a pivot bush. I'd be grateful for any advice on what the moving end of the tackle should be. The original block had been replaced with an under-sized tufnol double with becket, which is distorted and seized solid. Does anybody have a photo of the original tackle, or can anybody who has refitted a centreboard on a 28 or 30 let me know what they used to replace the original block?
Thanks for any help
Andy
* A crane, a lot of help, a very big hammer and half a day. It's amazing how thoroughly a couple of pieces of a plastic sheave can jam half a ton of glass and lead.