Fixing a jamming keel roller

In this short video I quickly show you the jamming roller and discover that some of the brass skeg strip has come away. Plenty of touch up painting needed as well!
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[@paulwilliams3494]

I have just discovered your channel, great content and set up you have built up. Thank you for sharing.

[@plymouthwelshboy]

thank you and you are most welcome

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

Looks good Steve, that should help lots

[@plymouthwelshboy]

Thanks ... hopefully 😄

[@DinghyCruisingKingfisher]

Thanks Steve. I see you can now let the centreboard rest on the roller while travelling in its new position. I have one in that position on Trim’s trailer. One difference is that I have a cylindrical roller with the larger diameter at each end rather than the V roller. I don’t know if that is better but food for thought.
My hull is in desperate need of attention and I am planning to flip her and redo the hull this year. Take care. Josh

[@plymouthwelshboy]

Hey josh that's a good point. If you get a chance to grab a couple of photos of your rollers at that point I'd love to see them buddy

[@MrWhichword]

Are you the gentleman who I helped push the keel up with a plank of wood at Carbeile Wharf, Torpoint?!

[@plymouthwelshboy]

no - never launched over there - ought to give it a try though

[@SmallSailboatCruising]

I recommend knocking the pin out and greasing these.

[@plymouthwelshboy]

Have done. I think one or two of them need replacing for the harder nylon rollers...the yellow or white ones....that will help as well

[@SmallSailboatCruising]

@@plymouthwelshboy I was going to suggest that, but didn't want to overwhelm you. The black rubber ones get flat spots. we have red for glass, and blue for aluminium. I'd tend towards what ever is softer. In our case it is the red ones. which are also less affected by the grease. Now I'm convicted I need to grease mine which are black :-(
A case of do as I say, not as I do!

[@paulathomas4944]

Those sorts of trailer always liable to damage the boat. A combi trailer would have been a better choice and you'd never have to immerse your road wheel bearings. When I looked at the Navigator specs a few years ago the weight was similar to a GP14 so well within the scope of a combi trailer.

[@plymouthwelshboy]

Yeah but the expense was beyond what I could afford