tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729582016304811211.post1871348259798500419..comments2024-03-15T06:27:41.910-07:00Comments on Small Boat Projects - Making Life Aboard Easier: Rope Wheel CoverRobert Salnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17236481906016930762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729582016304811211.post-14775109145044046032014-02-04T12:39:47.803-08:002014-02-04T12:39:47.803-08:00I am planning do the the very same thing for the v...I am planning do the the very same thing for the very same reason, but I have been told that you must finish the job with a coat of varnish (?), otherwise the wheel very quickly gets grubby from dirty hands etc. I assume the varnish/polyurethane soaks into the line and protects it. Perhaps a coat of 3M fabric protector would do the same thing.John Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003074110715009944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729582016304811211.post-65859301136174648232014-01-25T17:32:34.671-08:002014-01-25T17:32:34.671-08:00I did much the same job 5-years ago, the night bef...I did much the same job 5-years ago, the night before our delivery trip home with our new boat; it was Christmas and the SS wheel was damn cold. We have also added this to a few vertical SS posts where grip was lacking. On horizontal rails smooth sliding is generally a good thing. <br /><br />My one tip is that vinyl-coated gardening gloves make milking the line around much easier; super grip.Drew Fryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013965677534522281noreply@blogger.com