Recent content by Phr3d

Sigh, well it is the slightly longer ones. It is interesting what you find after carefully measuring and then trying to install.

Yay! they appear to be right (Not tested yet). I 3D printed the clamps below after not finding the right size available online to replace the original ones (which were shimmed with electrical tape and one had cracked in half).

I can do a weekend in May (June though, I have vacation). With the time change, getting there Friday night is less of a midnight ride. I'm not sure how predictable the fog is in May.

4” sheave Marked as A-450 Edson has 4 different length pins for this. All of which are available now in stainless as the brass ones had “wear problems” The pins I took out only had one cotter pin each.

I'm open to an Avalon trip (or Two Harbors, or ?). It also could be sailing to the public docks in Long Beach, and then having lunch.

Good evening folks, I was reminiscing about missing Christian's event last year ( I didn't even see it until it was over). So I've been thinking... Laule'a will have been part of my life (as you all are) for nearly a year now as of May 8th. While the boat is torn apart currently ( I will put...

I found these (hmm, maybe with the stainless pin...) and a version with a bronze bushing from the same company. There's some used 4" on ebay currently that look to be in good shape with pins. Is 4" (right or 3")? I was at first concerned about availability of replacement parts. I do hope that...

Ha! Funniest separation of trades I've read in a while!

Hullo all, I have the boat apart in a lot of places, due to installing new instruments. After removing the panel between the aft berth and the cockpit, I found this pile of shavings. The wear into the base of the Edson pedestal appears to be the source. I assume the pins are gone. Will I...

The toggle below may not fit, but something like that may be an option. My mainsheet block kept contacting the traveler blocks (which is why the sheet metal brackets are bent) a reason why I updated the whole thing. The soft shackle idea may allow more contact in a tack or jibe when the main...

my boat doesn’t have the wind instrument (yet), but the rest should make it easier to find. i’ve been wondering how (and where) that wiring gets to the panel…

So, it’s got to go inside the headliner, and then THROUGH the bulkhead/wall between the head and companionway into the cockpit locker. i plan to collect all the analog signals in a Raymarine ITC-5 and send it on through the backbone to the helm. Bur the question is,”how to get from the mast to...