View Single Post
  #4  
Old 03-02-2009, 08:07 PM
mrgnstrn mrgnstrn is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 20
Default Chafe at the crossing point

To eliminate the chafe where the Vectran Crosses, put in a simple upright block, like a Harken 096. This will push one of the lines up (or down) to prevent them from touching.

Everything else can be same as designed.

A friends Hunter 45 had a similar issue, only their wire chafed thru, during the "bringing it home from purchase" delivery from Porto Rico to New Orleans, during a nasty gale.
They got to use the emergency tiller on a 25000 lb "dinghy". HA!

First purchase after the new wire was the 096 block to prevent them from touching.

-M
Reply With Quote