dagger board tackle

[LarryE-old]

Did a test with a piece of old 1/4 line and it seemed to work. Will try again when I get the new line. Might just get luckey.

[dave]

I've found that most clutches will hold line smaller than recommended AS LONG AS they are clean and kept lubricated. As already stated, if not kept this way they won't even hold line withing their supposed gripping range.

[LarryE-old]

I have received the Harken 311 block and will be making the change over to 1/4 line.
After looking and measuring yesterday it looks like I need about .085 shims. I found a sheel of 316L and will laser them out. My question is, I am thinking of making the Dia. about 1/2 in larger so the line will captured and can't slip off the block.
Any thoughts

[dave]

Yes on the over sized shims. I think that I've said hat somewhere else before but I don't see it on this thread.

[LarryE-old]

I have completed the change over to the Harken block, on the top of the Daggerboard crane. This required changing to 1/4 in line. Also even after cleaning and reassembling the clutch, the old Lewmar slipped on the slick 1/4 line. New smaller one arrives Monday.
I would advise anyone that has a hard to lift daggerboard to check the old pulley, couldn't believe how bad it was.

[dave]

The original block that was mounted on the SS tang was a Schaefer................................. Aluminum cheeks on a SS plate underwater makes a battery, ESPECIALLY in salt water. It was a less than great setup to begin with and used less than adequate blocks, sheaves, and line. The fix [done my way] is so much superior that anyone making the switch won't believe that it took them so long to upgrade!!!!