My wife and I had a great sail in between bad weather on our NS26C, in Friday Harbor, WA, reefing the sail for the first time. I had a difficult time in pulling in the clew, but did manage a reef.
When we docked, I looked at the sheaves on both cheek blocks - they were definitely falling apart.
The base on the cheek block is 3.5" long, 2" wide. The manufacturer doesn’t seem to be in business anymore.
Do any of you know where I can find replacements?
Howard Wright
NS 26 Merrythought
Friday Harbor, WA
Garhaeuer also has a direct replacement for those cheek blocks, #30-21SB
Tele: (909) 985-9993
They are in the US so shipping could be less. I just paid $36.00US for the block and shipping to St. Louis, MO was $8.30, this was in August of this year.
Howard,
one thing to watch for is that the backing plate on the block matches what you currently have. Some have a flat backing plate and some have a stepped backing plate. I took a quick look at Mike Quill’s site. He did not have a picture of the wishbone boom reef cheek blocks for the 26 but he did for the 22. The ones shown for the 22 have a flat back. Here is the link the_stores.html . You have to scroll down a ways to find them. Garhauer 25 cheek blocks have the stepped back. Here is the link. cheek-block-25-22-sb.html I can’t remember if the blocks on La Reina are 25’s. They are Garhauer.
Check to see what you have on your boom before you talk to Mike or Garhauer. Both of them are very knowledgeable and will know what you need. IF possible measure the bolt spacing on your existing blocks.
Garhauer is located in California and Mike is located in Ontario.
Hi Val, Thanks for that info. How are you going to get around that? The cheek blocks are old Miramen (spelling?) hardware, flat base with what looks like teak blocks to make the blocks fit on a curved surface of the wishbone. I’ll call up Mike tomorrow and see what he can do for that.
That does not look like the 30-21SB, close but no cigar. Maybe the blocks were different on the earlier NS26s. White O’morn is number 216 and that block was a direct replacement.
Tim in STL
White O’morn NS26U
Harbor Point Yacht Club
West Alton, MO
On Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 10:07:08 AM UTC-6 Val NS26C #75, Ottawa, ON wrote:
I called Garhauer on one occasion to get information and to place an order. I was impressed to discover that I was actually speaking to the lady that would be making the blocks for me. So if it’s not just a big warehouse full of inventory, and they operate on a produce as needed basis, then it may be possible that they would build that base to your specification. Worth a call.
Ron Weber
N22 Magic Time
Punta Gorda Fl
On Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 11:37:40 AM UTC-5 Val NS26C #75, Ottawa, ON wrote:
Hi all,
I would like to replace my upper choker line. Does anyone know of a load spec needed
on this line for a 33’? Is a load chart available for all lines?
Thanks
Pete DePascale
Irish Mist #006
Branford Ct
I’ve never seen a line load chart for 33’s but my owner’s manual specs line size and type for all lines. Perhaps you could work backwards from those specs, if you have the manual.
Ken Dakin
NS #007
Sashay
Kingston ON
Howard,
Another option to consider is rebuilding the existing blocks. Merriments used rivets to hold the sheave . You can sometimes drill those out from the back and install a new sheave using a bolt with a shoulder.
Mark Powers
