Organiser servicing

[frderek]

Hi,

I have these organisers on my coach-roof



Can anyone identify them (there are no maker's marks) and advise how to go about servicing them? Several of the 'pulleys' (for want of a better term) are seized solid. I can't shift the 'screws' with any of my screwdrivers - indeed the it would require a very wide thin blade with one hell of a good handle, I suspect. How are they attached to the roof?

many tia

Derek

 

[sailorman]

Spinlock i think.
remove them ( backing plates + nuts on the underside ) but i think that the sheaves are captive .
i give mine a careful squirt of silicone with the extension tube on the nozzle. dont spray silicone everywhere, paint & silicone dont get on at all well

 

[pvb]

As sailorman said, there are likely to be nuts inside the boat. If you can't free the sheaves with lubricant, it's probably best to replace the organisers - get ball bearing sheaves next time!

 

[frderek]

As sailorman said, there are likely to be nuts inside the boat. If you can't free the sheaves with lubricant, it's probably best to replace the organisers - get ball bearing sheaves next time!

I suspect these are the original Westerly fittings as the GRP is moulded to fit them IYSWIM

 

[sailorman]

I suspect these are the original Westerly fittings as the GRP is moulded to fit them IYSWIM

if so the head lining will be drooping for easy access

 

[frderek]

if so the head lining will be drooping for easy access

Glad to say that previous owner has replaced the original headlinings with some nice ply. And that is now partly dismantled to get the radar cable out when the mast was unstepped

 

[sailorman]

So your 1/2 way there then. good luck

 

[ghostlymoron]

I managed to free mine using warm water (a lot) and putting a tourniquet of rope round them, working to and fro until they moved freely. Quick squirt of your preferred lubricant and you're done.
Merry Christmas.

 

[sailorman]

I am told one doesnt know one`s boat until one has taken it apart 3 times.
I know my boat :encouragement:

 

[frderek]

I managed to free mine using warm water (a lot) and putting a tourniquet of rope round them, working to and fro until they moved freely. Quick squirt of your preferred lubricant and you're done.
Merry Christmas.

Thanks for that, sounds good. In situ or did you remove them to soak them in warm water?

 

[sailorman]

Thanks for that, sounds good. In situ or did you remove them to soak them in warm water?

Try hot water insitu first

 

[ghostlymoron]

I did it in situ - needed perseverance and lots of hot water. It's the salt that makes them stiff.

Thanks for that, sounds good. In situ or did you remove them to soak them in warm water?

 

[charles_reed]

Whilst you can free them up for a season or so they always seem to seize again. I finally replaced mine with Harken ball-bearing ones as a double-decker (I've 14 ropes coming back to the cockpit).
Reducing the friction had a remarkable effect on how easy it became to operate the control lines (all except the main halyard).

 

[Vara]

This is a job I have to do, I was planning to use a domestic steam cleaner to try and free up the bearings, will report if it works.

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