How to identify and reave 1983 Hobie Harken Main sheet System

dmcnichol

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Posted: Aug 05, 2021 - 12:06 PM

Hi, I recently bought a 1983 Hobie 16 and am trying to figure out how to reave this Harken mainsheet system. Could anyone refer me to a video/ diagram? and whats the black switch in the second photo? Thanks!

(I tried to link the image from the same facebook post I've made, hope it works)

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Dan McNichol
Hobie 16 1983
South Jersey
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tominpa

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Posted: Aug 05, 2021 - 06:05 PM

Here is a 6:1 pattern. the black switch allows the blocks to freewheel or to lock in one direction. In light winds, free-wheel, in heavy winds you get more leverage when you hear the blocks click.

Edited by tominpa on Aug 05, 2021 - 07:08 PM.

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Tom
NACRA 5.7 (1984 Sail 181)
Pennsylvania
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rattlenhum

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Posted: Aug 15, 2021 - 08:40 AM

As tominpa wrote, the switch controls a pawl that ratchets inside the blocks. I believe it only controls the center pulley while the others always freewheel. For newbs, I recommend that the ratchet be switched off so that, when you need to dump the mainsheet to avoid a capsize, it plays out as friction-free as possible.

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Jerome Vaughan
Hobie 16
Clinton, Mississippi
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