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The existing traveler on Rose Lee was very stiff and in order to move it from side to side without a load a winch was required "not good". I disassembled the traveler cleaned and lubed all of the sheaves and attempted to removed some of the friction from the unit. After I re-assembled the traveler it worked a bit better was still very stiff. I did a bit of research on the 470 site and found this was a common problem on the earlier 470,s, however there was a fix. Garhauer had designed a traveler upgrade for the 470 that would fit over the existing line organizer where the old traveler was mounted. I gave Guido at Garhauer a call and a new traveler was made and shipped. Installing the new traveler was not complicated however it did take time and precision. I had to drill and tap 16 new holes in the existing deck organizer to accommodate the new traveler (I,m not going to lie this was the worst part). Once the holes were completed it was simply a mattered of bolting the traveler on and securing everything with lock-tite. This new addition works very well and runs as smooth as butter.
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