Balls!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 1:41 am
Well, I decided to rebuild my Harken Big Boat Traveler car on my Freedom 30.
In retrospect I probably only needed some one drop traveler bearing lubricant, but so much for probably. I pulled the traveler off the track and I want to tell you, there are a lot of 3/8 inch torlon balls in that thing. A lot! I know this because they were bouncing everywhere, overboard onto the deck, on the dock, etc. This is one of those times when you discreetly look around to see who might have observed you being a complete idiot.
So West Marine made a sale of a rebuild kit and I learned yet another lesson. What I want to know is how many more lessons are there to learn on a little 30 foot sailboat!!???
In retrospect I probably only needed some one drop traveler bearing lubricant, but so much for probably. I pulled the traveler off the track and I want to tell you, there are a lot of 3/8 inch torlon balls in that thing. A lot! I know this because they were bouncing everywhere, overboard onto the deck, on the dock, etc. This is one of those times when you discreetly look around to see who might have observed you being a complete idiot.
So West Marine made a sale of a rebuild kit and I learned yet another lesson. What I want to know is how many more lessons are there to learn on a little 30 foot sailboat!!???