Scotty wrote:
Here's an explanation as to why charlie is an idiot. Yes, I
know you all knew it already, but charlie needs things
spelled out for him.

"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message

1) Have someone else climb the mast


Dumb!


he said ***WITHOUT*** climbing the mast.




2) Attach a small diameter "messenger" line to the

bitter

end and pull

that through. Then detach the old halyard. At the point

where the old

halyard was attached, you now attach the bitter end of

the

new halyard

and use the messenger line to pull it through.

Dumber!



Why do you need a messanger line? Just sew the new halyard
to the old one.



2a) If the old halyard is really of no potential for

reuse, then you

can just cut off the headboard shackle, attach the

bitter

end of the

new halyard to that end, and pull it through.


Really stupid!



Cut? Why? Save the old halyard for a spare.



Actually, as much as CM is a royal dunce, the messenfer line is better
in some respects becasue then you're not passing an increased width of
line through the roller at the top. On some boats, any increase in
width will cause a jam up there and then you'll end up going up the mast
anyway...also, if you have internal halyards like ours, the whole
operation goes smotther using a messenger line..we just use that cheap
stuff from WallyWorld...more cord than line, but it's strong enough not
to break under tension and slides over things ...