whale of a block...
Posted:
Mon May 15, 2006 12:56 amby calden
Hey all:
In working on my 60's DSI I've noticed the original blocks were made by "W.C.M. Inc." and have a little cartoon whale etched on the side. So cute. Out of curiosity I googled this company and found nothing. What can anyone tell me about this company that made equipment for boats with the whale logo?
Thanks,
Carlos
Posted:
Tue May 16, 2006 12:47 pmby calden
Here's a picture of the logo - look familiar?
Carlos
Posted:
Tue May 16, 2006 11:00 pmby Phill
I am still useing those same original blocks on Lollipop for my Jib fairleads and Traveler blocks. 40 years and still spinning.
phill
Posted:
Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:58 pmby Rolias
I was fixing a tornado induced bend in my mast over the weekend on Rolias...hull #765 and when I removed the upper shrouds noticed that the bracket holding the shrouds to the mast had the same whale.
Posted:
Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:29 pmby ctenidae
Heh- I was just looking at some of the hardware I've removed from my '61-'62 DSI, and saw the WCM and whale logo on a couple of blocks (helps tell me which are original and which aren't) and thought the exact same thing as alden back in 2006. Sadly, similar results, except I found this thread. Anyone else have any insights? Maybe it should be a "Design Changes" item, certainly indicates original equipment...
If anyone knows where WCM was based, even, that'd be a great start to finding out who/when they were.
Posted:
Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:04 amby MrPlywood
It's an ancestor of the Fail Whale
http://www.whatisfailwhale.info/
Posted:
Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:39 pmby algonquin
I've seen that fly by my house
Only it was pink
