Oh, shit. It happened to me.
 

i consider it common since, to 1st try tying them
off...this "slapping" all night long would be after
tying them down...


Lew Hodgett wrote:
~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:

are ex ternals a lot noisier at night?, say at a mooring,
rocking and "slapping" the mast all night?...

Not if you tie them off in seaman like fashion.

Lew

Oh, shit. It happened to me.
 

There's an art to it. Never getting it quite right and having to get
up in the middle of the night to change the tension is just part of
the joy of sailing. You get to look at the stars in the deep dark
sky, have a few moments alone on small boat, breath deep of the night
air, listen to the roll of surf on a distant ledge, mutter $#!%$*& *
halyards, and go back sleep.

--

Roger Long



"~^ beancounter ~^" wrote in message
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i consider it common since, to 1st try tying them
off...this "slapping" all night long would be after
tying them down...


Lew Hodgett wrote:
~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:

are ex ternals a lot noisier at night?, say at a mooring,
rocking and "slapping" the mast all night?...

Not if you tie them off in seaman like fashion.

Lew

Oh, shit. It happened to me.
 

~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:
i consider it common since, to 1st try tying them
off...this "slapping" all night long would be after
tying them down...

A little tip.

Flip the halyard around a spreader, then pull it taut and secure.

Problem solved.

Lew

Oh, shit. It happened to me.
 

Bungee cords.

~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:
i consider it common since, to 1st try tying them
off...this "slapping" all night long would be after
tying them down...

A little tip.

Flip the halyard around a spreader, then pull it taut and secure.

Oh, shit. It happened to me.
 

"Sal's Dad" wrote:

Bungee cords.

no - pin rails

~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:
i consider it common since, to 1st try tying them
off...this "slapping" all night long would be after
tying them down...

A little tip.

Flip the halyard around a spreader, then pull it taut and secure.

Oh, shit. It happened to me.
 

Roger and others: This is what worked for me when I added a second
internal halyard. I tried fishing weights and a bicycle chain - no
joy. What worked: pencil zinc. Drill hole lengthwise for string. Grind
top and bottom profiles into football shape. Try to zero-out any mast
rake (several fat people on the bow). Remove halyard exit plate for
more access. Try listing port/stb. Good luck. Hank