A couple of suggestions for y'all...
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<br>KY will work, but for a mere $9 you can purchase the plastic loader from Harken. Boy, it's worth it.
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<br>I can't remember offhand the diameter of the bearing balls, but if you get that info, you can go over to McMaster-Carr (www.mcmastercarr.com) and get all the bearings you can stand. Like $10-12 for 100 bearings.
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<br>McMaster-Carr also has Delrin rod stock, great for turning out mast balls. That saved me from having to get that mast support kit from NACRA (I have an older model 18sq).
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<br>sea ya
<br>tami
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