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J&H Handles are garbage!

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(@ctcataman)
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I got a set and the cross handles collapsed in one season. I am 215. Not sure I want to get new ones. It might be bettee to make my own cross handle from polymer bar stock. Has anyone gone this route? What plastic did you use?

The click bait title is due to my frustration.

 
Posted : March 27, 2023 4:16 pm
Steve
(@Dogboy)
Posts: 964
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Maybe a bad batch of plastic for the handles.

I (as well as countless other Hobie sailors) have used those handles for decades.

I would try to return them to the dealer if they are only one season old.

sm

Steve M.

 
Posted : March 28, 2023 6:19 am
MN3
 MN3
(@MN3)
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yes i agree - they stink. If they are the same ones (below) i used to use/see they all fail over time - collapse and corrode away under the nylon covers

MN3

 
Posted : March 30, 2023 9:39 am
John Schwartz
(@JohnES)
Posts: 797
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Murray's makes their own and never had a problem with them

https://www.murrays.com/product/01-0124bk/

 
Posted : April 5, 2023 1:25 pm
(@klozhald)
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Has anyone gone this route? What plastic did you use?

UV stabilized Delrin - usually black.

 
Posted : April 10, 2023 1:02 pm