spreader end replacement

[johnCartelli]

i bought an 85 Sirius 21 and found a spreader end was broken. then end cap was fine i just needed the inserted pc. i already had a bench lathe and bought a 12" pc of nylon off of Amazon for $10. an hour later I had one. just recently i saw on a Macgreggor site they show some for $16 that look to be the same. i do enjoy making my own though

 

[kgibson4]

Great job, and thanks for the pics! Being able to make replacements for the boat is very satisfying, especially these days, isn't it? I've found having a small lathe (Southbend 9") useful for making replacement sheaves, which suffer in our Arizona dry heat.

I found Mcmaster-Carr has a variety of materials and also stainless steel hardware.