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GaryB
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Initially Posted - 02/03/2008 :  23:27:30  Show Profile
I was looking at a website this evening and ran across a picture of roller fairleads? that fit over the stanchion. Has anyone ever seen these before? Who makes them?

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 02/03/2008 :  23:46:19  Show Profile
Never mind! I found them. Schaefer makes them and they are sold at West Marine. I've never seen anything like these. Seem like a great idea.

http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=SCHAEFER+Stanchion+Blocks&authorid=2709845&cdn=West+Marine&lnk=storesugg
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 02/04/2008 :  04:20:46  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
Glad we could help Gary
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 02/04/2008 :  07:39:54  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
I was just thinking about possible adverse ankle interaction!
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 02/04/2008 :  08:03:23  Show Profile
Spinlock makes some very nice ones too... maybe not quite as bulky.
I use them for my jib downhaul. They work just fine.

http://mauriprosailing.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=SPIWL1&Category_Code=SPIFURLEADBULL

http://mauriprosailing.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=SPIWL2&Category_Code=SPIFURLEADBULL
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 02/04/2008 :  11:06:47  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
To most others, notice his stanchions are further outboard than yours, he has a little more room for ankle obstacles but I have elected to not use those because I do think our sidedecks are still too narrow for that kind of hardware.
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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 02/04/2008 :  12:36:45  Show Profile
A number of manufacturers make them. Some require removing the lifelines to slip them over the stanchions. We've used Johnson leads which are bullet fairleads on hose clamps. Just check any West Marine catalog or others, they're usually all displayed. Whenever you have a question of "who makes this thing?" look in a catalog, amazing what one can learn and the West Marine Advisors, both in their catalogs and online, are superb avenues for learning all sorts of stuff.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 02/04/2008 :  14:18:53  Show Profile
I like that the line is off the deck(I hate stepping on round cordage, it tends to roll under foot). I also like that the lines are seaward of the stanchions and set low down, BUT it seems to me that the benefits are balanced by the potential for leaking stanchion bases caused by pressure on them when furling especially if they aset higher.

Val on the hard DAGNABIT, # 3936, Patchogue, N.Y.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 02/04/2008 :  14:25:48  Show Profile
We had those Schaeffer's on our C22 and they were excellent. Low friction and out of the way. Fairly expensive though. The second Spinlock looks like a nice alternative.
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 02/04/2008 :  22:42:47  Show Profile
First, the Schaefer's don't appear to extend past the edge of the stanchion base so I'm not sure how much they would get in the way. I don't usually step on my stanchion bases.

Second, I think the Spinlocks would work just as well and are aboout $50.00 a piece cheaper. I'll most likely go with the Spinlocks.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 02/05/2008 :  09:09:03  Show Profile
"Spinlocks would work just as well and are aboout $50.00 a piece cheaper"

That was a major influence in my purchasing decision as well. I've been completely satisfied with them.
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piseas
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Response Posted - 02/05/2008 :  14:03:01  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Great idea guys. And the price is right and easy install. Keep them coming.
Steve A
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