Fairlead for centerboard pennant

jvoelxen · **Joined:** 21 Oct 2006 15:36 **Posts:** 268

Does anyone know where I can purchase a replacement for the centerboard pennant fairlead?

Thanks.

Jim
Odessey #191

jammin · **Joined:** 30 Oct 2006 15:40 **Posts:** 63

What are you calling the fairlead? Are you refering to the round black bullseye fairlead on the cabin top?

jvoelxen · **Joined:** 21 Oct 2006 15:36 **Posts:** 268

Yes, that's it.

Jim

Tortuga's Lie · **Joined:** 27 Oct 2006 10:32 **Posts:** 827

Several years ago, mine started to leak and needed to be rebedded. I went about drilling an oversized hole, filled it with epoxy thinking that I would drill the new hole and re-install the fitting. Well, time went by and the fitting has never been re-installed.......seems that it's not really needed. I left it with the white Marine-Tex epoxy filling the holes and The centerboard pennant runs smoothly to the block without rubbing on the coaming in front of the companionway. No leaks.

jammin · **Joined:** 30 Oct 2006 15:40 **Posts:** 63

Yes, that was where I was going. I don't know the need for that fairlead. In my opinion, fairleads only add friction. Friction only wastes your energy. If a fairlead is truely needed (when the lead is not fair) then you need a turning block.

For example, I replaced all the fairleads on the roller furling line with small block. Much easier now.

Jerry
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