J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment main halyard sheave delrin

OK ... for an update on original post:

1. diagnostic approach.
a. how do you break free a sheave that is stuck with wire halyard? --- run out enough halyard so that the rope part goes through the sheave and tug each way real hard with the rope in the sheave. The wire alone just saws though the sheave. That idea came from my 72 year old sailing buddy here. and it did break free the sheave.

b. How do you tell the sheave is working? does it screach or not? we all know that!

c. how do you tell the AL sheave is shot --- saw dust flakes of aluminum are at the shackle end last 3 ft of the wire. My observation today.

d. how do you temp fix this in a backwater non sailing oriented environment like Naples? kiss off the wire halyard with 100 feet of whatever cheap 3/8 line you can find ... in this case Sampson XLS from a final bankrupcy sail last year at Boat World at 80% off ... only problem is now my spin and main halyards are the same blue line.

e. How do you tell the "recommended" rigger may be a light weight when it comes to J30. Listen to his approach:
"I'll have to go up there and see what the problem is ... then I order the parts ... after they arrive then I go back up there to install them." with no idea of how long that would take.

He blew off a day "thinking about it" ... I had the answer in an hour from this thread and ordered the parts from RigRite for delivery next week. I won't bother changing it until I get to Marco mid Nov after the MIYC Fall Regatta and have it done at the boatyard there. That's the closest place we can haul a J30 out of Naples or get crane service. Even though two years ago when they commissioned Vee Jay they originally attached the harken roller furling to the back of the mast. duh...

Thanks to all
Vic