[Rhodes22-list] traveller

Fri Nov 5 07:13:25 EDT 2021

Mark,

If the attached image from QC Supply is what you are talking about; then, it’s the wrong sheave.  This was the only similar pulley sheave on their website.

AP 7/8” Nylon Pulley Sheave
QC P/N: AP350030S     Mfg’s P/N: 35-0030S
Cost: $0.61/each

[AP 7/8" Nylon Pulley Sheave]

The bore size on the hole on this pulley is 7/32” ID.  My Rhodes 22 is put away for the winter.  So, I can’t measure the bore size on the sheaves on my traveler car.  However, 7/32” ID would be an appropriate, slip fit, bore size for a 3/16” OD shaft.  That sounds like kind of a small shaft size for the sort of loads the Rhodes 22 traveler car carries.  However, it looks like you could drill it out to pretty much whatever you wanted, assuming you have a drill press.

However, there is a bigger issue.  The groove on this sheave was designed for 1/8” OD rope, not 1” OD tubing.  That’s a pretty big mismatch.  Unless you remachined the groove, I doubt this sheave would stay on the traveler bar under load.  It certainly wouldn’t roll freely under load.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

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From: Mark West via Rhodes22-list<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021 4:23 PM
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I found them at  Qcsupply.com 7/8 dia is what I used  .61 cents

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Graham,

I don’t think they sell just the “little white wheels” that run on the 1” OD tubing; but, Rig-Rite, Inc will sell you an entire traveler car assembly:

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The part number implies this is a Nicro-Fico traveler car.  But, I don’t find it for sale at any other Nicro-Fico vender’s website.
Have you tried cleaning and lubricating your present traveler car?  My traveler car can be disassembled for cleaning.

Another tip that will make the traveler car run free is to wash the traveler control lines on warm permanent press cycle, with Ivory soap and Downey fabric softener, and then tumble dry.  The control lines should have a nice “soft”, not stiff, feel to them.  The jam cleats will also bite into them more effectively and be less likely to slip.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

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From: Mary Lou Troy<mailto:mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021 10:53 AM
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Don't know what's out there now but do a search for "replacement sheaves."

Mary Lou
ex Rhodes 22
now Rosborough RF-246  Tara
Rock Hall, MD

On 11/3/2021 10:12 PM, Graham Parker wrote:
> Has anyone replaced the little wheels on the Rhodes 22 traveller and, if so , where did they find those little white wheels? I am hoping to make it easier to move the traveller from side to side!
> Cheers,
> Graham Parker
> sv 00Sailin

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