Jeff Asbury
Principal Partner
Harken Block Repair?
My Main Sheet Fiddle Block with Becket & Cam has a broken sheaves. See the pic, it's the upper sheaves. I have had a couple Guy's down at my dock tell me it would be cheaper to buy a new one that try to repair it. Well the new ones at this size are about $225. The next size down would probably work and it's only $132. I was at my local MW store yesterday pricing new ones and the Guy at the counter said he could probably order a replacement sheaves for it. It looks to me like the sheaves is part of the main body of the unit.
Believe it or not, the pulley still turns freely and I can sail with it the way it is. I just don't want to have it explode on me in a squall some day.
Has any one had experience in trying to repair one of these?
Thanks in advance.
My Main Sheet Fiddle Block with Becket & Cam has a broken sheaves. See the pic, it's the upper sheaves. I have had a couple Guy's down at my dock tell me it would be cheaper to buy a new one that try to repair it. Well the new ones at this size are about $225. The next size down would probably work and it's only $132. I was at my local MW store yesterday pricing new ones and the Guy at the counter said he could probably order a replacement sheaves for it. It looks to me like the sheaves is part of the main body of the unit.
Believe it or not, the pulley still turns freely and I can sail with it the way it is. I just don't want to have it explode on me in a squall some day.
Has any one had experience in trying to repair one of these?
Thanks in advance.