Recent content by bmaraglia

You are definitely right. I don't really want to use the headstay which would force me to have to take down the genoa however I am probably making that a bigger issue than it really is. The work up there is new spreader boots, replace main halyard, run extra halyard, paint spreaders. I'm...

Thanks! That thread is amazing, I feel I may have earned a stripe or two doing it the ol' fashion way... screw by screw, picture by picture, PB Blast soak after soak ;-) Moving on to the standing rigging now. The main halyard need replacing so going to replace and run an extra one as well...

Thanks for the info! PB Blaster is the unsung hero of this job. Got everything apart, sanding down and repainted pedestal component. Re-fed new shifting cables.... Buttery Smooth! Very glad to have project complete :-)

Remove old cbale from mouting bar Hi guys - Great info on this thread! I have been able to disassemble (got lucky with my 4 screws that mount the collar) and access the cables I now have a question on how to remove the old morse cable from the mounting bar? I have removed the set screw but...