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Around the World from West coast?

Just a quick update ... Changabang is still in Half Moon Bay. Todd and I have gone out a couple of times, which was good. I am starting a new job in a week or so. What comes next, I'm not sure ...
 
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I thought I'd ask again ... I've read a lot of books about solo sailors. Would you have recommendations?
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I don't know if this has come up before, but I just read Journey of a Hope Merchant by Neal Petersen. Pretty amazing story of a South African who gets into the very white world of sail racing despite being mixed-race during apartheid, eventually builds his own boat and starts entering the big transatlantic and round-the-world races. Some massive accidents - dismasting, hull punctures and nearly sinking more than once, collision with a container ship ... His hustle and schmoozing and good luck with getting sponsorship and volunteer help are hard to imagine. As you might guess from the title, he also does a lot of motivational speaking particularly to disadvantaged kids like he was.
 
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I don't know if this has come up before, but I just read Journey of a Hope Merchant by Neal Petersen. Pretty amazing story of a South African who gets into the very white world of sail racing despite being mixed-race during apartheid, eventually builds his own boat and starts entering the big transatlantic and round-the-world races. Some massive accidents - dismasting, hull punctures and nearly sinking more than once, collision with a container ship ... His hustle and schmoozing and good luck with getting sponsorship and volunteer help are hard to imagine. As you might guess from the title, he also does a lot of motivational speaking particularly to disadvantaged kids like he was.
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Purchased used from eBay. Thanks for the tip!
 
My favorites are Rich Wilson's "Race France to France, Leave Antarctica to Starboard," Dame Ellen's "Taking on the World," and of course Moitessier.
 
How was your sail today? Saw CaB on AIS making good speed. For a while there I thought you were sailing down to CBC.
 
sleddog said:
How was your sail today? Saw CaB on AIS making good speed. For a while there I thought you were sailing down to CBC.
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It was a good day, double handing with Todd. We came out of the harbor and made a left, hoisted the A2, and had a good run. Then we came back to HMB and went down for another run with California Condor's A1.5. That's when the old sock (not an ATN) played a trick on us: the hoisting/dousing line bunched up as the sock went up and it was just too much pressure as the spinnaker opened up in 15 kts. We had lost the dousing line and it was wrapped at the first spreader. We couldn't get it with the boat hook. So I pulled out the mast climbing gear and up I went as we were sailing at 9-11 kts. It's a good thing the swell was light. Still, using the solo climbing gear requires two hands so I used my legs to limit the banging on the shrouds. The operation was successful. We also discovered the limit for the A1.5: at 20 kts 90 AWA it'll broach the boat: big ease on the sheet and we were back in business. Then sailing back to HMB. It was a great day!
 
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I believe CC is a very early generation design of a C40 too. Also, CC isn't rated using the water ballast which which change the rating quite a bit if included.
 
In years past Condor has raced with two certificates - one for full crew and another for shorthanded (smaller kites, etc.) This is a good idea for a big, powered-up boat like that.
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I used to wonder why I was being told to watch for halyard chafe. I figured, well, if it hasn't chafed so far, why would it start chafing now? Well, for the usual reason: because things break.

My jib halyard started showing chafe marks near the shackle. I went up the rig and discovered that the sheave had broken a bit on the side. And now I find myself trying to find a similar size sheave with no luck!
OD: 75 mm
ID: 16-18 mm
Width: 14.5 mm

I'm stuck. Suggestions for repairs/replacements? I was thinking of grinding the sharp edges away.

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My suggestion would be to put the sheave in a lathe and turn it into a slightly smaller outside diameter without the broken section. As the material get removed on the lathe, there would be some indication if the material is still good or whether the materials has aged and lost its strength. If it turns smoothly, then it may be worthwhile to reuse. If the material fractures, then time for new material.

Ants
 
Thanks for the suggestion. Someone posted on my blog that these guys make custom sheaves ... An order will be made soon ��

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Don Green at https://dreamgreen.org/ can replicate your sheave at a very reasonable price. I've had him make new sheaves for reefing lines in my boom. He is located in Virginia and was very responsive to my inquires.

Dennis
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I did a quick check and kt seems many sheaves in standard sizes were less than $20 each. If you could not find the exact size, I could turn an oversize one to your dimensions for a nominal bottle of wine fee (delivered while sailing - the detail).

I guess the travel to collect is not in my favor, but so it goes.

Ants
 
RigRite.com has a good selection of sheaves.
Make sure you have an accurate dimension of the axle. 18mm sheave i.d. on a 16mm axle is a sloppy fit.

They had exactly what I needed for the double jib halyards on Nightmare.

I have a lathe as well if you need something machined.
A new aluminum sheave will be hard anodized to prevent corrosion.
If you turn a larger one down the coating will be removed and the raw alloy will corrode over time.

Your sheave may be delrin or acetal. Note the color of the chipped area. Aluminum would be silver.
Might be able to turn that one down.
The i.d. may have had a bronze bushing insert.
 
Thanks, guys. I couldn't find anything standard (incl. rigrite). I got a pair of custom sheaves. But, when I tried them on the shaft, the hole was too small. Picked up the calipers to cross-check and sure enough, they were not done right. Trying to resolve this with the seller now ��
I need a few tenths of mm more ...
 
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