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OJ
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Initially Posted - 03/28/2011 :  04:42:10  Show Profile
Will be installing Schaefer over-the-stanchion furler line blocks.

What block and block attaching hardware do you use on the bow pulpit?
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 03/28/2011 :  07:28:25  Show Profile
I found a 2-piece plastic mount with two bolts and a SS eye-strap, specifically for clamping something like a block to the stanchion, and attached a very small swivel block to the eye-strap. (It's a low-load application.) That allowed me to adjust the height of the block to get a perfect lead angle to the furler drum.

Sorry--I can't find the mount on the WM site right now...
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 03/28/2011 :  10:42:49  Show Profile
I have a Johnson stanchion mount swivel fairlead attached to the pulpit. The picture below is the fixed fairlead which I use for the other stanchions.
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Response Posted - 03/28/2011 :  14:56:36  Show Profile
Here's the stanchion mount I used (with a block attached):



...made by Helm Products, and shown here by Fore and Aft Marine.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 03/28/2011 :  15:04:45  Show Profile
Ah ha!

http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=1329&ParentCat=40
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 03/28/2011 :  17:23:34  Show Profile
To provide the proper lead angle in to my drum, my pulpit fairlead is mounted about as low as it can go on the pulpit leg, and with the type of fairlead I use, the furling line leads from fairly close to the leg base. If I used either of the two other set ups mentioned, my lead angle might end up a bit higher than it should be as the loose block swings upwards.
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Response Posted - 03/28/2011 :  20:01:30  Show Profile
Yup--mine was close to the bottom of the stanchion. But a fraction of an inch can make a big difference in getting an even wrap on the drum. You want the angle to be as close to perpendicular as possible. So a mount that can be moved to any position on the pulpit stanchion is very useful.
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Davy J
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Response Posted - 03/29/2011 :  05:03:52  Show Profile
I cheated on this one; standard block attached to pulpit with hose clamp:
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 03/29/2011 :  08:05:31  Show Profile
Davy,

Your picture illustrates my point exactly. With my fairlead, the line exits about the height of your split ring. Using a block, for me anyway, would place the line too high.
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