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Renzo
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Initially Posted - 10/30/2007 : 07:05:16

What is involved in replacing the winch pads on the mast? What are the specs (diameter, thickness curvature, etc.)for the teak pads? Where can they be purchaced ? I did a quick on-line search and neither West Marine nor Mike's Marine seem to carry teak pads for use on the mast.

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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Response Posted - 10/30/2007 : 09:12:40

Move the winches to your cabin top.

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Renzo
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Response Posted - 10/31/2007 : 06:28:10

No thanks Frank! I'm a Masochistic Ludite when it comes to sailing. I believe that one needs to go up on deck to manage sails, get wet when it rains, and that your not truly sailing unless your borderline hypothermic. as the old salts used to say in days gone by - " A man who would go to sea for pleasure would go to hell for a pastime". The day that sailing becomes as easy as driving is the day I take up a new hobby. But Hey! That's just me and I'm frequently reminded by freinds and family that I'm out of step with the mainstream and that I'm in danger of becoming a cranky old man.So be! As my childhood hero Popeye used to say "I am what I am and that's all what I am" Now that that's off my chest Can anyone lead me in the right direction about the winch pads.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 10/31/2007 : 10:18:44

Renzo,

ALthough their website doesn't actually show them, you might try calling [url="http://www.rigrite.com/"]Rig-Rite[/url]. They have a lot of unique sailing gear centered around both standing and running rigging. A few years ago, I was looking for replacement Easylock clutch handles, and they were the only place that I could find that carried them.

As to raising the main at the mast, I too much prefer going forward instead of raising the main from the cockpit. This despite the fact that I have all the gear (winches, blocks, clutches) and a long halyard already installed to lead the halyard aft.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 10/31/2007 : 10:56:32

http://marinco.com/scpt/ProdPage.php?loadItem=60164_AFI%20Recreational
not a curved mast unit but AFI
http://www.thaiteakmarine.com/catalog/page2.htm

interesting
"I received teak base pads that had been shaped to conform to the shape of the mast on which they had been installed. The shape wasn't quite right for my boom, so I had to make some minor modification and shape them to fit the spar. To do this, I stuck an 8" 40-grit sanding disc (PSA) onto the boom in the area that the winch was to be installed, and thusly sanded the teak block to the proper shape. It worked great, and didn't take too much time. I even saved the wood flour created for use as a coloring agent in some future batch of epoxy. When the sanding was complete, I had a pad that fit nearly perfectly. I stopped just short of the perfect fit because I didn't want the pad to get too thin in the middle. Besides, the center portion was in full contact, and that's where the four boltholes are. I mainly didn't want any gaps beneath that area."

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 10/31/2007 : 13:30:05

We bought a teak block and made our own similar to what Frank mentions above. (different boat, not actually mine...though the labor was)

Just because the lines are lead aft doesn't mean you don't need to go to the deck. I thought you raced - Keeping one less guy off the bow on spinnaker sets is faster!

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 10/31/2007 : 15:20:20

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I believe that one needs to go up on deck to manage sails<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I am what I am <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Lorenzo, Old Salt. That is the response of the year. Congrats! and a Hardee thankee.
I ordered a new hank-on sail. No stinking, sissified, city slicker, rocking chair furler for this sailor.

And another thing - My family motto - on our family crest is "I am that I am"

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 10/31/2007 : 15:47:19

This has nothing to do with the topic, but "I am what I am" made me chuckle. A church I pass on the way to work every day recently attributed that quote to MLK, not Popeye, I nearly died laughing as I drove by. It'd have been better if they spelled it the way Popeye said it "I yam what I yam". Now they're currently listing the "dramitization" of something. I look forward each week to the new sign they put up with & it's malapropisms, misspellings, or mis-attributions.

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Renzo
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Response Posted - 10/31/2007 : 18:06:17

Wow! I don't know where to begin.

Don & Frank - thanks for the info. It's begining to look like I will have to fabricate the pads myself.

Duane - I only race JAM so its not an issue for me, but it's been my experience that on down wind runs the C25 performs best with one crew member on the bow and one amidships(at the mast) and the skipper sitting forward in the cockpit.

Stampeder - Thanks for the kind words and keep up the good work, people who go against the grain smooth off the rough edges and keep the world round and rolling along.

Dave - You've got to be kidding! What is that place? Do you remember the old Flip Wilson comedy sketch where he played a minister of the CHURCH-OF-WHAT'S-HAPPENING-NOW" It sounds like he's trying to make a come back.

Edited by - Renzo on 10/31/2007 18:22:07

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