Association Forum - Turning Ball Replacement

Assn Members Area · Join

Home.

Association Forum

Ships Store

Cruising

Racing

Technical Tips

Photo Gallery - New

Boat Search - Updated

Manuals & Brochures

Swap Meet

Links

Officer Flag Line & Staff

Bylaws & Constitution

Members Area

Join the Association

Notice:
The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.

Association Forum

Username:	Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?

All Forums

Catalina/Capri 25/250 Sailor's Forums

Catalina 250 Specific Forum

Turning Ball Replacement

New Topic

Topic Locked

Printer Friendly

Author

Topic

Turtle
Deckhand

Member Avatar

USA
7 Posts

Initially Posted - 01/06/2012 : 12:25:02

I've been following the forum for about a year now and learned alot in the process. However this is my first post. I haven't seen my question addressed and I don't find a direct response in the archives.

Question: How does one go about replacing the turning ball at the aft end of the centerboard trunk? Mine won't turn.

By way of background: My boat is 1995 WB. I've had it two seasons and sail it in the lakes of Oregon. The PO sailed it twice in Puget Sound for a week each time, but other than that it is fresh water boat.
The centerboard has always been difficult to raise. At the end of last season the steel cable failed near the connection to the head of the centerboard. I have lifted the boat from the trailer enough to get access to the top of the centerboard to cut and remove the remnant of the swage fitting and wire from the top of the centerboard. I took the opportunity to check the movement of the aft turning ball (not the block near the connection point to the centerboard) and find that it won't turn. Probably partly explains why the centerboard has been difficult to raise and perhaps contributed to the cable failure.
I see Catalina Direct has a replacement part which includes two turning blocks on a frame. Installing the part is supposed to make future replacement easier and, of course it should address my current problem. Anyone had luck with freeing and lubricating the turning ball? Anyone done the repalcement? CD also states that the turning balls should be replaced every couple years, though that strikes me as overly frequent, based in part on the lack of discussion about replacement in this forum. Thoughts?

Paloma
1995 WB Sail #143
Eugene, OR

Edited by - on

zeil
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

Canada
1314 Posts

Response Posted - 01/06/2012 : 15:07:55

Welcome to the forum Richard

Thank you for asking the question... look forward to suggestions from this esteemed forum.

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I have lifted the boat from the trailer enough to get access to the top of the centerboard to cut and remove the remnant of the swage fitting and wire from the top of the centerboard. I took the opportunity to check the movement of the aft turning ball (not the block near the connection point to the centerboard) and find that it won't turn.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Would you mind posting a few photo's and description of the method of partly lifting the boat off the trailer to gain sufficient access to the aft section of the trunk...

Edited by - on

britinusa
Web Editor

Members Avatar

USA
5404 Posts

Response Posted - 01/07/2012 : 14:52:04

Good find Richard!

Here's the link to CD for the [url="http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=2360&ParentCat=232"]replacement kit.[/url]

And ditto Henk, pics of how you raised the boat on the trailer sufficient to get to the shackle on the centerboard.

Thanks.

Paul

Edited by - on

zeil
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

Canada
1314 Posts

Response Posted - 01/07/2012 : 16:57:34

Thank you Paul.. was not aware that a C-250 Centerboard Turning Ball Conversion Kit was available.

How does this need to be installed?

Must've missed the "boat from trailer raising", pictures... can you please resubmit them

Thanks in advance

Edited by - on

britinusa
Web Editor

Members Avatar

USA
5404 Posts

Response Posted - 01/08/2012 : 08:44:12

Henk, there's a link on that page to the drawings that explain how to do the mod.

I was agreeing with you, the pics of how to raise the boat on the trailer enough to gain access to the turning ball would be really valuable. I don't have any, but would like to see them.

Paul

Edited by - on

zeil
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

Canada
1314 Posts

Response Posted - 01/08/2012 : 10:06:01

Thanks Paul... Tried the "Read More... Centerboard Conversion Installation", but comes up blank

http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=2360&ParentCat=232

Yes... I would love to find out the best, or for that matter, any ideas to, safely, raise the boat sufficient from the trailer to allow center board work

Surely someone on this forum has experience, made photo's, outlined the procedure and/or archived the information somewhere

Edited by - zeil on 01/08/2012 10:13:08

britinusa
Web Editor

Members Avatar

USA
5404 Posts

Response Posted - 01/08/2012 : 15:13:16

[url="http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_ID=145"]link to diagram[/url]

paul

Edited by - on

zeil
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

Canada
1314 Posts

Response Posted - 01/09/2012 : 12:03:57

Thanks Paul... had to re-install Adobe Reader before I could open it.

Edited by - on

528
Navigator

Members Avatar

USA
181 Posts

Response Posted - 01/11/2012 : 18:20:26

http://www.catalina-capri-25s.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=8756&SearchTerms=jack,bow#top

Here's a former post on raising the bow. My reply is the 9th one down. I used a rolling floor jack directly on the trailer with wood blocking under the bow.

Edited by - on

Topic

New Topic

Topic Locked

Printer Friendly

Jump To:

Association Forum

Notice: The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.