J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Marketplace Looking to Buy Something Need rebuilt mast Sheave Box K-10658 by Oct 1.

So OK ... I think I have the problem now under control ... but thanks for the offer.

I know most of you guys think us senior citizens just do yard sales, 2for1 drinks, and consignment shops.

But every once in a while:
At Wickford Nautical Consignment shop today I found a box of a half dozen of what I have been calling the 12 hole Sheave Box ... magic marked as for a Bristol. with a hand written part number of 130528-1 and no manufacturer stamp on them.

They were hidden under a pile of other "junk" stainless parts. has four big sheaves and three offsets inside the mast. the top jib sheave is pinned, the rest riveted.

I'm thinking it was a standard part and when they auctioned off the Bristol parts back in the late 80s, someone has been holding on to this box of boxes for the last 20 years.

Since there was another J30 mast still at the boat yard I brought it over to compare:

The box was priced at $150, but we negotiated down.






so I think i am covered and will install the box in Oct.

But let me say that some of the prices on other stuff have been radically kicked up. To the point where a Port Supply card is becoming a vital resource.