Best method to replace halyards?
Stephen Trapani wrote:
I have halyards needing replaced, two of them go inside the mast. How do
you attach the new line to the old and thread them? Is there a best
direction to pull? Any other advice?
Thanks,
Stephen
Stephen,
I'm sure there are different ways to do this, but when I changed out my
halyard a week ago I just butted up the end of the new one to the end of
the old one, end to end, and used some wax whipping twine and a needle
to sew it all together. I then put a small amount of plastic tape around
the joint for a small amount of extra support. Then I just used the old
halyard to pull through the new one. Went through no problem and took
only a few minutes.
--Alan Gomes
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