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replace mainsail halyard
Jeff wrote:
* katy wrote, On 3/1/2007 6:34 PM: ... Becasue it does...becasue we tried it...you have to use enough tape and stitch enough to make sure the lines don't come aprt, no? Well....that much tape and stitching makes the halyard too fat to go through the slot for inmast halyards...been there, done that..messenger line is the way to go... Stitching should add virtually nothing, a couple of wraps of tape are under a tenth of an inch. So if that's too tight, it may mean that your halyard is oversized. In terms of strength, main halyards generally handle a smaller load than any other running rigging - mine are only 7/16, while the jib and spinnaker are 9/16. Of course, fat halyards are easier to handle. The next time the mast is down you might want to look at the sheave and see what size it is. All our lines are oversized...on purpose... |
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