Post by aland69 on Jun 30, 2012 10:50:50 GMT
I've just hoisted the sails on my new aquisition of a 22' Achilles Sparta. After fitting the sails into the groove on the mast, both jib and mainsail, I had great difficulty in pulling on the sheets to get the sails aloft. The sails did eventually get there, but it was with a great deal of heaving and sweat! I thought at one point that the rope was going to break under the strain.
My experienced helper seemed to think that the problem was with the pulleys themselves being somewhat corroded, inside the mast itself and maybe at the top. This would seem to imply taking the mast down for inspection or maybe a good dose of the old standby of WD40 liberally applied into the grooves.
Is there a simple solution to this, or does it really mean the hassle of removing the mast and trying to sort it out that way? If the latter, is there a company that can do this close at hand, and at reasonable cost?
My experienced helper seemed to think that the problem was with the pulleys themselves being somewhat corroded, inside the mast itself and maybe at the top. This would seem to imply taking the mast down for inspection or maybe a good dose of the old standby of WD40 liberally applied into the grooves.
Is there a simple solution to this, or does it really mean the hassle of removing the mast and trying to sort it out that way? If the latter, is there a company that can do this close at hand, and at reasonable cost?
