I need to replace my the halyard for main main sail. How can I do this
without climbing the mast?

The old halyard is still in place.

Thanks

* wrote, On 3/1/2007 12:27 PM:
I need to replace my the halyard for main main sail. How can I do this
without climbing the mast?

The old halyard is still in place.

Thanks

Sew or tape (or both) the new halyard to the old and haul it up.

Listen to Jeff, not the moronic Charlie.


"Charlie Morgan" wrote in

Two methods:

1) Have someone else climb the mast


Dumb!



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!



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!

wrote in message
ups.com...
I need to replace my the halyard for main main sail. How can I do this
without climbing the mast?


Motor your boat up to a bridge that's about mast height. Put the rope
through the pulley while standing on the bridge.

Wilbur Hubbard

Another stupid idea;


"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in
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wrote in message

ups.com...
I need to replace my the halyard for main main sail. How
can I do this
without climbing the mast?


Motor your boat up to a bridge that's about mast height.
Put the rope
through the pulley while standing on the bridge.

Wilbur Hubbard

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.

wrote in message
ups.com...
I need to replace my the halyard for main main sail. How can I do this
without climbing the mast?

The old halyard is still in place.

Thanks



You can cut off whatever is at the business end of the old halyard and
either sew the new one on temporarily or attach a mouse (light line) to it
with tape and pull it through... I've done the latter several times... just
pull gently otherwise you might separate the two lines.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Scotty" w@u wrote in message
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Another stupid idea;


"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in
message ...

wrote in message

ups.com...
I need to replace my the halyard for main main sail. How
can I do this
without climbing the mast?


Motor your boat up to a bridge that's about mast height.
Put the rope
through the pulley while standing on the bridge.

Wilbur Hubbard

Better yet, heel the boat with the jib halyard, then pull the new line
through! g

Have a good bilge pump ready!

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Charlie Morgan" wrote i
stupid crap deleted

Really? Have your tried this?

yelp, twice.

SBV

"Charlie Morgan" wrote in

1) Have someone else climb the mast


Dumb!

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


If he has someone else climb the mast, then he won't need
to climb it,
dim****.

I'm surprised you didn't advise him to drop the mast.