Traveler pully replacement

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thwilson

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Jul 6, 2010
28
Catalina 30 Bainbridge Island, WA
I have an 86 Catalina 30 and the two pulleys on each side need replacing. They are held in place with rivets instead of screws.
Do I have to drill out the rivets or are there screws at the bottom?
Thanks in advance, Tom
 
M

mortyd

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Dec 11, 2004
952
Catalina 30 easy living
when i got my garhauer traveler they also gave me a deal on a new mainsheet. they both made wonderful differences.
 
jssailem

jssailem

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Oct 22, 2014
21,081
CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
Tom.
They are likely rivets. Drilling them out will let you remove the sheave. But this may be a false savings and finding replacements may be difficult.
What you are describing is a "block". More specifically a "cheek turning block".
You can find replacements for turning blocks
https://www.google.com/search?q=che...rZiIPbAhVDKGMKHUEbCqIQsAQIJg&biw=1408&bih=685
But you may find that the design of the present traveler is more the issue than a single block.
That is why @LeslieTroyer and @mortyd suggest the Garhauer traveler (https://garhauermarine.com/catalog_process.cfm?cid=34).
Better design and better materials used.

Great question, only like so many the path to solution is often a deep rabbit hole with a boat.
Good luck.
 
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