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Sometimes they look like this.
This block is original, these are very good.
They are made out of this brown plastic.
They are almost unbreakable, one may say.
This particular block is about 40 years old, I guess.
The way it is made, I think it'll be fine for another 40 years.
These ones are modern.
They will work for 10 years, 20 tops, depending on how actively you use them.
If your boat has spares for these parts, that's a good thing.
For example, I had a spare part, so I just installed it here.
If something breaks here, for example, I can replace it easily.
It's nice to have spares for different blocks.
For example, the owner may replace them but keep the old ones.
Because they are OK, but kind of old.
Installed the new ones.
And in case they break...
Well, here is how they may break.
For example, this block here may easily break if something falls on it or if the boom gets yanked sharply, etc.
Or or if it gets loose.
So, we've loosened up our mainsheet and it started hitting against the horse.
After all, it's made of plastic, so it could be broken.
That's why we should keep an eye on it, and if we have a spare part on the boat, it is very good.
Where can we find such blocks and cleats?
Well, they are used for the mainsheet, you can see it right here on the guy ropes.
Sometimes we use them to attach something like a furl here.
The furl is placed here on the same kind of block.
It is used right here on the vang.
Here it is.
We can see a sliding guide directing the lanyard of a furl, there are four more of them.
Sometimes these blocks are used on the boom.
To sum up, they are used in many places.

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