Ok, another dumb question for the experts on here....

My son was sailing today and this gave way on an old NCX....




At the end of our session I noticed that my old Hellcat may soon suffer the same problem.....




So, can I use one of these to replace that factory part?



My concern is 1. whether the RADZ part is designed for that purpose and has the strength to do the job?
And 2. The curve in the hook is not ideal and possibly impossible to thread through the webbing due to the angle?

Or are you meant to get a sail maker to do a proper job and replace it with the same part which I assume would involve unstitching and restitching to install an identical pulley?

Plenty of hours use left in both sails.

No there is a proper replacement, just cut the old one off and fit new.

These do it wonderfully: www.surfsailaustralia.com.au/product/ezzy-stainless-tack-pulley-1

and outlast the sail so always remove them later!

Thanks Mark, can you replace it without unstitching and restitching the webbing?

Yes, you just need to remove old one with bolt cutters or similar so as to not damage webbing (no angle grinder!! )

The pin on new one slides thru

No, the swan neck pulley will damage the tack webbing. Your better replacing the broken tack pulley with a like for like one. Any one of these will do the trick :)

www.ebay.com/itm/Ezzy-Stainless-Steel-Sail-Tack-Pulley-/182683111553


www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-Strength-Universal-Windsurfing-Sail-Tack-Triple-Roller-Pulley-Accessory/173704793883?hash=item28719ccf1b:g:6jIAAOSwe9VcHLDU:rk:2:pf:0

www.ezzy.com/accessories/sail-pulley/

www.surfshop-w7.nl/tack-pulley-3fach-trimmblock-ned-p-8265.html

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Mark _australia said..
Yes, you just need to remove old one with bolt cutters or similar so as to not damage webbing (no angle grinder!! )

The pin on new one slides thru

Ah righto, thanks

Sorry, Iv'e doubled up on what Mark said, we have been typing at the same time :))

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mark62 said..
No, the swan neck pulley will damage the tack webbing. Your better replacing the broken tack pulley with a like for like one. Any one of these will do the trick :)

www.ebay.com/itm/Ezzy-Stainless-Steel-Sail-Tack-Pulley-/182683111553


www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-Strength-Universal-Windsurfing-Sail-Tack-Triple-Roller-Pulley-Accessory/173704793883?hash=item28719ccf1b:g:6jIAAOSwe9VcHLDU:rk:2:pf:0

www.ezzy.com/accessories/sail-pulley/

www.surfshop-w7.nl/tack-pulley-3fach-trimmblock-ned-p-8265.html

Yep, Thanks mate

I added a pulley setup to a sail that only came with an eyelet and I used a harken triple block pulley setup (or whatever they are called) with a stainless d-shackle, from Whitworths. The difference was amazing. I think these pulleys have bearings and it went from difficult to downhaul to incredibly easy. I have Ezzy sails and Neil Pryde ones as well, and it was noticeably better than them.