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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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"Scotty" w@u wrote in message
. .. 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 |
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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. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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"Capt. JG" 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? 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. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com What a lengthy argument about the simplest of jobs which I have done many times! You _must_ use a messenger line unless your boat is very small because it is very hard to sew two fullsize ropes together with a strong joint that will not bulge and jam in the sheave at the top. Also Jon's suggestion of tape is a no-no because as the new halliard is hauled up there is every chance the whole thing will come unstuck and you will lose the end and then you will have to get yourself hauled up on the spinnaker halliard to reeve the new one or drop a 'mouse' down (if the halliard runs inside the mast). My mast is 50' high and by the time you have hauled 50' of rope up to the top the weight on the join is quite substantial and the additional tug as the joint goes over the sheave may prove to be the last straw. The messenger line can be quite small because synthetic line is very strong and this enables you to use a sail needle and incorporate it into the old rope in such a way that it will stand very considerable force. Take a bit of trouble over this and save yourself a big hassle. I have four halliards going to the top of my mast and like to take them down periodically and put them through the washing machine. Cleans them and softens the rope which may have developed stiffness due to stress and time. |
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"Edgar" wrote in message
... "Capt. JG" 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? 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. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com What a lengthy argument about the simplest of jobs which I have done many times! You _must_ use a messenger line unless your boat is very small because it is very hard to sew two fullsize ropes together with a strong joint that will not bulge and jam in the sheave at the top. Also Jon's suggestion of tape is a no-no because as the new halliard is hauled up there is every chance the whole thing will come unstuck and you will lose the end and then you will have to get yourself hauled up on the spinnaker halliard to reeve the new one or drop a 'mouse' down (if the halliard runs inside the mast). My mast is 50' high and by the time you have hauled 50' of rope up to the top the weight on the join is quite substantial and the additional tug as the joint goes over the sheave may prove to be the last straw. The messenger line can be quite small because synthetic line is very strong and this enables you to use a sail needle and incorporate it into the old rope in such a way that it will stand very considerable force. Take a bit of trouble over this and save yourself a big hassle. I have four halliards going to the top of my mast and like to take them down periodically and put them through the washing machine. Cleans them and softens the rope which may have developed stiffness due to stress and time. Well, I used tape on my Sabre for just this situation. I put a couple of stitches in it also to hold the two pieces together. Nothing wrong with the messenger technique you mentioned either. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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* Edgar wrote, On 3/1/2007 3:36 PM:
What a lengthy argument about the simplest of jobs which I have done many times! You _must_ use a messenger line unless your boat is very small because it is very hard to sew two fullsize ropes together with a strong joint that will not bulge and jam in the sheave at the top. Also Jon's suggestion of tape is a no-no because as the new halliard is hauled up there is every chance the whole thing will come unstuck and you will lose the end and then you will have to get yourself hauled up on the spinnaker halliard to reeve the new one or drop a 'mouse' down (if the halliard runs inside the mast). My mast is 50' high and by the time you have hauled 50' of rope up to the top the weight on the join is quite substantial and the additional tug as the joint goes over the sheave may prove to be the last straw. The messenger line can be quite small because synthetic line is very strong and this enables you to use a sail needle and incorporate it into the old rope in such a way that it will stand very considerable force. Take a bit of trouble over this and save yourself a big hassle. I have four halliards going to the top of my mast and like to take them down periodically and put them through the washing machine. Cleans them and softens the rope which may have developed stiffness due to stress and time. Each to his own on this. Although I've used messengers on occasion, I've seen them jump off the sheave and get jammed. There is little problem sewing the ends of two halyards together, it won't take any additional diameter. A couple of turns of duct tape makes sure it stays fair, but I admit I'm always concerned that it would come off at an inconvenient spot. I guess I'll have to present these questions to my friendly rigger to find out what he does. |
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"Jeff" wrote in message ... Each to his own on this. Although I've used messengers on occasion, I've seen them jump off the sheave and get jammed. There is little problem sewing the ends of two halyards together, it won't take any additional diameter. A couple of turns of duct tape makes sure it stays fair, but I admit I'm always concerned that it would come off at an inconvenient spot. I guess I'll have to present these questions to my friendly rigger to find out what he does. You make a good point about the need to use a messenger line large enough not to jump off the sheave. I use a line of about 2mm which is larger than any clearance than I would tolerate at the sheave. But even so I am always careful to maintain tension on the messenger throughout the operation as long as the messenger is on the sheave. |
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