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Jeff Roy
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Username: Jeffr

Post Number: 86
Registered: 03-2001

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Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2003 - 08:11 pm:   

Of course I have completely torn them apart, cleaned them very well, rebuilt them..... everything.

The guys at Florida Rigging and I have talked about this a lot.

In fact Pete and I talked about this just a few months ago and he has assured me the root of all the problems is ... and I quote... "mountus-incorrectus".

Pete thinks the removal of the turning blocks results in a poor lead to the winch. He strongly suggests rotating the winches 180 degrees so the drive gear touches the drum exactly where the jib sheet loads on and to raise them up a few inches. An alternative to raising them could be to use an extra fairlead car near the winch to keep the sheet coming into it low.

If you start the project on the headliner, contact me with any questions. I have hundreds of photos of the project too.

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