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internal halyard and wire slap
Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside
their masts and are looking for solutions. Strangely, this has never bothered me but I may have a solution. Get several cans of that expanding foam (product name "Great Stuff"). Every 10' or so drill a tiny hole in the mast large enough for the nozzle to fit. Push the nozzle in far enough to squirt a dab on the opposite internal mast wall, on the side wall and opposite wall and withdraw the nozzle to put a little just inside the hole. Allow it to set. Push the nozzle through the dried foam at the hole till it is above the four foam spots and inject enough to form a blob filling the cross section at the mast. It will be held in place by the four hardened blobs. Let it begin to set but work th halyards up and down as it sets. I have not tried this but might if the slap ever bothers me. DBO |
internal halyard and wire slap
" Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside
: their masts and are looking for solutions" Because they and you are bothering them with their slapping noise other boaters seeking solitude and peace :-) Especially at night. "I have not tried this but might if the slap ever bothers me. Duhh! Try it and report back to this group g -- c ya Wim www.cruising.ca/thousand/f-index.html |
internal halyard and wire slap
" Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside
: their masts and are looking for solutions" Because they and you are bothering them with their slapping noise other boaters seeking solitude and peace :-) Especially at night. "I have not tried this but might if the slap ever bothers me. Duhh! Try it and report back to this group g -- c ya Wim www.cruising.ca/thousand/f-index.html |
internal halyard and wire slap
Ok...dumb question....
If one of your halyards does break..how would you thread a new one up through the mast channels? Parallax wrote in message om... Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside their masts and are looking for solutions. Strangely, this has never bothered me but I may have a solution. Get several cans of that expanding foam (product name "Great Stuff"). Every 10' or so drill a tiny hole in the mast large enough for the nozzle to fit. Push the nozzle in far enough to squirt a dab on the opposite internal mast wall, on the side wall and opposite wall and withdraw the nozzle to put a little just inside the hole. Allow it to set. Push the nozzle through the dried foam at the hole till it is above the four foam spots and inject enough to form a blob filling the cross section at the mast. It will be held in place by the four hardened blobs. Let it begin to set but work th halyards up and down as it sets. I have not tried this but might if the slap ever bothers me. DBO |
internal halyard and wire slap
Ok...dumb question....
If one of your halyards does break..how would you thread a new one up through the mast channels? Parallax wrote in message om... Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside their masts and are looking for solutions. Strangely, this has never bothered me but I may have a solution. Get several cans of that expanding foam (product name "Great Stuff"). Every 10' or so drill a tiny hole in the mast large enough for the nozzle to fit. Push the nozzle in far enough to squirt a dab on the opposite internal mast wall, on the side wall and opposite wall and withdraw the nozzle to put a little just inside the hole. Allow it to set. Push the nozzle through the dried foam at the hole till it is above the four foam spots and inject enough to form a blob filling the cross section at the mast. It will be held in place by the four hardened blobs. Let it begin to set but work th halyards up and down as it sets. I have not tried this but might if the slap ever bothers me. DBO |
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:59:12 -0500, "Wim" wrote:
" Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside : their masts and are looking for solutions" We have had a boat with 4 internal halyards for 14 seasons, and chartered others before that. The only way we get slap is if the outside part is left against the mast, never inside. Just run your jib and spin halyards forward to the pulpit and the main halyard to the boom end. The pole lift can go to the base of a stanchion forward. Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a "Curse thee, thou quadrant. No longer will I guide my earthly way by thee." Capt. Ahab |
internal halyard and wire slap
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:59:12 -0500, "Wim" wrote:
" Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside : their masts and are looking for solutions" We have had a boat with 4 internal halyards for 14 seasons, and chartered others before that. The only way we get slap is if the outside part is left against the mast, never inside. Just run your jib and spin halyards forward to the pulpit and the main halyard to the boom end. The pole lift can go to the base of a stanchion forward. Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a "Curse thee, thou quadrant. No longer will I guide my earthly way by thee." Capt. Ahab |
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Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote: On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:59:12 -0500, "Wim" wrote: " Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside : their masts and are looking for solutions" We have had a boat with 4 internal halyards for 14 seasons, and chartered others before that. The only way we get slap is if the outside part is left against the mast, never inside. We also have internal halyards and we don't have slap per se, but we do sometimes hear the halyards rattle inside the mast. I don't think it can be heard off the boat, and it can only be heard on the boat if it is relatively quiet. Slap outside is something else, and usually you can see the marks that whatever is slapping has made on the mast or boom or other part. We tie our external halyards off on the pinrails except for the jib. We have a little fender between it and the mast, and we also have it tied out. Just run your jib and spin halyards forward to the pulpit and the main halyard to the boom end. The pole lift can go to the base of a stanchion forward. Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a "Curse thee, thou quadrant. No longer will I guide my earthly way by thee." Capt. Ahab grandma Rosalie |
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Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote: On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:59:12 -0500, "Wim" wrote: " Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside : their masts and are looking for solutions" We have had a boat with 4 internal halyards for 14 seasons, and chartered others before that. The only way we get slap is if the outside part is left against the mast, never inside. We also have internal halyards and we don't have slap per se, but we do sometimes hear the halyards rattle inside the mast. I don't think it can be heard off the boat, and it can only be heard on the boat if it is relatively quiet. Slap outside is something else, and usually you can see the marks that whatever is slapping has made on the mast or boom or other part. We tie our external halyards off on the pinrails except for the jib. We have a little fender between it and the mast, and we also have it tied out. Just run your jib and spin halyards forward to the pulpit and the main halyard to the boom end. The pole lift can go to the base of a stanchion forward. Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a "Curse thee, thou quadrant. No longer will I guide my earthly way by thee." Capt. Ahab grandma Rosalie |
internal halyard and wire slap
It seems to me someone on this group has actually filled their mast with
styrofoam peanuts. Not me though. If anyone else rembers any details of this post away. I can't rember if they had internal halyards. Don't try Parallax's spray foam experiment. You will never be able to keep the halyards, etc. running free and if you can move them at all afterward they will be horribly stiff (almost rigid) and very rough. Might work if your only internal lines are wire and you use a strong solvent to clean the wire after the foam cures/sets up. Me, I'd try a different solution. |
internal halyard and wire slap
It seems to me someone on this group has actually filled their mast with
styrofoam peanuts. Not me though. If anyone else rembers any details of this post away. I can't rember if they had internal halyards. Don't try Parallax's spray foam experiment. You will never be able to keep the halyards, etc. running free and if you can move them at all afterward they will be horribly stiff (almost rigid) and very rough. Might work if your only internal lines are wire and you use a strong solvent to clean the wire after the foam cures/sets up. Me, I'd try a different solution. |
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:26:38 GMT, "Don White"
wrote: Ok...dumb question.... If one of your halyards does break..how would you thread a new one up through the mast channels? Er, ah, we use gravity and feed it DOWN from the top? Larry W4CSC Is it just me or did the US and UK just capture 1/3 of the world's sweetest oil supply? What idiot wants to GIVE IT BACK?!! |
internal halyard and wire slap
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:26:38 GMT, "Don White"
wrote: Ok...dumb question.... If one of your halyards does break..how would you thread a new one up through the mast channels? Er, ah, we use gravity and feed it DOWN from the top? Larry W4CSC Is it just me or did the US and UK just capture 1/3 of the world's sweetest oil supply? What idiot wants to GIVE IT BACK?!! |
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Rosalie B. wrote: x-no-archive:yes Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote: On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:59:12 -0500, "Wim" wrote: " Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside : their masts and are looking for solutions" We have had a boat with 4 internal halyards for 14 seasons, and chartered others before that. The only way we get slap is if the outside part is left against the mast, never inside. We also have internal halyards and we don't have slap per se, but we do sometimes hear the halyards rattle inside the mast. I don't think it can be heard off the boat, and it can only be heard on the boat if it is relatively quiet. Slap outside is something else, and usually you can see the marks that whatever is slapping has made on the mast or boom or other part. We tie our external halyards off on the pinrails except for the jib. We have a little fender between it and the mast, and we also have it tied out. Just run your jib and spin halyards forward to the pulpit and the main halyard to the boom end. The pole lift can go to the base of a stanchion forward. Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a "Curse thee, thou quadrant. No longer will I guide my earthly way by thee." Capt. Ahab grandma Rosalie The only real cure for this problem is cut the mast down. There is a blowboat in the slip behind me that has a banging haylard. It is so loud the whole marina knows which boat it is, the guy has been asked to fix it, the dockmaster has retied it so it doesn't bang, many times. Jerko goes out and reties it so it bangs. A chain saw is the only anwser. |
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Rosalie B. wrote: x-no-archive:yes Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote: On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:59:12 -0500, "Wim" wrote: " Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside : their masts and are looking for solutions" We have had a boat with 4 internal halyards for 14 seasons, and chartered others before that. The only way we get slap is if the outside part is left against the mast, never inside. We also have internal halyards and we don't have slap per se, but we do sometimes hear the halyards rattle inside the mast. I don't think it can be heard off the boat, and it can only be heard on the boat if it is relatively quiet. Slap outside is something else, and usually you can see the marks that whatever is slapping has made on the mast or boom or other part. We tie our external halyards off on the pinrails except for the jib. We have a little fender between it and the mast, and we also have it tied out. Just run your jib and spin halyards forward to the pulpit and the main halyard to the boom end. The pole lift can go to the base of a stanchion forward. Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a "Curse thee, thou quadrant. No longer will I guide my earthly way by thee." Capt. Ahab grandma Rosalie The only real cure for this problem is cut the mast down. There is a blowboat in the slip behind me that has a banging haylard. It is so loud the whole marina knows which boat it is, the guy has been asked to fix it, the dockmaster has retied it so it doesn't bang, many times. Jerko goes out and reties it so it bangs. A chain saw is the only anwser. |
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Jake,
Let me start by saying that I have been a waterman and a sailor more than fifty years. -But- The chain saw is a bad idea. Not that leaving the halyards slap is not unbelievably inconsiderate, but if you were to cut through the mast, it will fall. Because there will still be stays attached, it will most likely go over the side. That will leave the cut end free to spear the hull of the boat to one side and the truck to fall on the boat on the other side. Two options: 1. Get his vehicle disabled while he is sailing so he is forced to spend the night on the boat. 2. Buy a big roll of the world's cheapest duck(t) tape (the kind that does not peel well and leaves lots of sticky residue when removed) and tightly wrap the the halyards to the mast as high as you can reach. As you have metioned, the situation can be largely corrected with a very small ammount of effort. A sailboat in a slip will make some wind noise (even mine does) because it is not laying witht he wind as it would be on a mooring. But there is no call to be inconsiderate of one's neighbors. Matt Colie A.Sloop "Bonne Ide'e" Lifelong Waterman, Licensed Mariner and Perpetual Sailor jake wrote: In article , Rosalie B. wrote: x-no-archive:yes Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote: On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:59:12 -0500, "Wim" wrote: " Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside : their masts and are looking for solutions" We have had a boat with 4 internal halyards for 14 seasons, and chartered others before that. The only way we get slap is if the outside part is left against the mast, never inside. We also have internal halyards and we don't have slap per se, but we do sometimes hear the halyards rattle inside the mast. I don't think it can be heard off the boat, and it can only be heard on the boat if it is relatively quiet. Slap outside is something else, and usually you can see the marks that whatever is slapping has made on the mast or boom or other part. We tie our external halyards off on the pinrails except for the jib. We have a little fender between it and the mast, and we also have it tied out. Just run your jib and spin halyards forward to the pulpit and the main halyard to the boom end. The pole lift can go to the base of a stanchion forward. Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a "Curse thee, thou quadrant. No longer will I guide my earthly way by thee." Capt. Ahab grandma Rosalie The only real cure for this problem is cut the mast down. There is a blowboat in the slip behind me that has a banging haylard. It is so loud the whole marina knows which boat it is, the guy has been asked to fix it, the dockmaster has retied it so it doesn't bang, many times. Jerko goes out and reties it so it bangs. A chain saw is the only anwser. |
internal halyard and wire slap
Jake,
Let me start by saying that I have been a waterman and a sailor more than fifty years. -But- The chain saw is a bad idea. Not that leaving the halyards slap is not unbelievably inconsiderate, but if you were to cut through the mast, it will fall. Because there will still be stays attached, it will most likely go over the side. That will leave the cut end free to spear the hull of the boat to one side and the truck to fall on the boat on the other side. Two options: 1. Get his vehicle disabled while he is sailing so he is forced to spend the night on the boat. 2. Buy a big roll of the world's cheapest duck(t) tape (the kind that does not peel well and leaves lots of sticky residue when removed) and tightly wrap the the halyards to the mast as high as you can reach. As you have metioned, the situation can be largely corrected with a very small ammount of effort. A sailboat in a slip will make some wind noise (even mine does) because it is not laying witht he wind as it would be on a mooring. But there is no call to be inconsiderate of one's neighbors. Matt Colie A.Sloop "Bonne Ide'e" Lifelong Waterman, Licensed Mariner and Perpetual Sailor jake wrote: In article , Rosalie B. wrote: x-no-archive:yes Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote: On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:59:12 -0500, "Wim" wrote: " Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside : their masts and are looking for solutions" We have had a boat with 4 internal halyards for 14 seasons, and chartered others before that. The only way we get slap is if the outside part is left against the mast, never inside. We also have internal halyards and we don't have slap per se, but we do sometimes hear the halyards rattle inside the mast. I don't think it can be heard off the boat, and it can only be heard on the boat if it is relatively quiet. Slap outside is something else, and usually you can see the marks that whatever is slapping has made on the mast or boom or other part. We tie our external halyards off on the pinrails except for the jib. We have a little fender between it and the mast, and we also have it tied out. Just run your jib and spin halyards forward to the pulpit and the main halyard to the boom end. The pole lift can go to the base of a stanchion forward. Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a "Curse thee, thou quadrant. No longer will I guide my earthly way by thee." Capt. Ahab grandma Rosalie The only real cure for this problem is cut the mast down. There is a blowboat in the slip behind me that has a banging haylard. It is so loud the whole marina knows which boat it is, the guy has been asked to fix it, the dockmaster has retied it so it doesn't bang, many times. Jerko goes out and reties it so it bangs. A chain saw is the only anwser. |
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NO,NO, NO, and NO. Drill holes in your mast? Inject foam? What are you
smoking?.Bite the bullit and un step the mast. If your internal wires are slapping, wrap the wire bundle in pipe insulation and get gigunda wire ties from Home Depot. Attach 4 wire ties every 5' at 90* to each other. The will act as a standoff. If the halyards are slapping, tie the shackle to the toerail away from the mast and put a good strain on it. On 23 Jan 2004 09:33:53 -0800, (Parallax) wrote: Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside their masts and are looking for solutions. Strangely, this has never bothered me but I may have a solution. Get several cans of that expanding foam (product name "Great Stuff"). Every 10' or so drill a tiny hole in the mast large enough for the nozzle to fit. Push the nozzle in far enough to squirt a dab on the opposite internal mast wall, on the side wall and opposite wall and withdraw the nozzle to put a little just inside the hole. Allow it to set. Push the nozzle through the dried foam at the hole till it is above the four foam spots and inject enough to form a blob filling the cross section at the mast. It will be held in place by the four hardened blobs. Let it begin to set but work th halyards up and down as it sets. I have not tried this but might if the slap ever bothers me. DBO |
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Matt Colie wrote:
Two options: 1. Get his vehicle disabled while he is sailing so he is forced to spend the night on the boat. 2. Buy a big roll of the world's cheapest duck(t) tape (the kind that does not peel well and leaves lots of sticky residue when removed) and tightly wrap the the halyards to the mast as high as you can reach. I like your suggestions, but it seems to me that they should only be carried out by a well-armed individual. -- Good luck and good sailing. s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat http://kerrydeare.tripod.com |
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Matt Colie wrote:
Two options: 1. Get his vehicle disabled while he is sailing so he is forced to spend the night on the boat. 2. Buy a big roll of the world's cheapest duck(t) tape (the kind that does not peel well and leaves lots of sticky residue when removed) and tightly wrap the the halyards to the mast as high as you can reach. I like your suggestions, but it seems to me that they should only be carried out by a well-armed individual. -- Good luck and good sailing. s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat http://kerrydeare.tripod.com |
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"Don White" wrote in message ...
Ok...dumb question.... If one of your halyards does break..how would you thread a new one up through the mast channels? Parallax wrote in message om... Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside their masts and are looking for solutions. Strangely, this has never bothered me but I may have a solution. Get several cans of that expanding foam (product name "Great Stuff"). Every 10' or so drill a tiny hole in the mast large enough for the nozzle to fit. Push the nozzle in far enough to squirt a dab on the opposite internal mast wall, on the side wall and opposite wall and withdraw the nozzle to put a little just inside the hole. Allow it to set. Push the nozzle through the dried foam at the hole till it is above the four foam spots and inject enough to form a blob filling the cross section at the mast. It will be held in place by the four hardened blobs. Let it begin to set but work th halyards up and down as it sets. I have not tried this but might if the slap ever bothers me. DBO Maybe the reason halyard slap doesnt bother me is because it doesnt happen with mine, dunno, cant rememeber. BROKEN halyard, how likely is that? Still, as easy to replace as on an externally mounted one. Climb mast with weighted fish line, drop it through the top shieve, get it out at bottom, pull halyard through. However, before I tried that, I'd try a plumbers or electrical snake. It's stiff enouigh that I'm sure it would go vertically from the bottom. I have used it horizontally on the boom for the internal lines there. |
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"Don White" wrote in message ...
Ok...dumb question.... If one of your halyards does break..how would you thread a new one up through the mast channels? Parallax wrote in message om... Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside their masts and are looking for solutions. Strangely, this has never bothered me but I may have a solution. Get several cans of that expanding foam (product name "Great Stuff"). Every 10' or so drill a tiny hole in the mast large enough for the nozzle to fit. Push the nozzle in far enough to squirt a dab on the opposite internal mast wall, on the side wall and opposite wall and withdraw the nozzle to put a little just inside the hole. Allow it to set. Push the nozzle through the dried foam at the hole till it is above the four foam spots and inject enough to form a blob filling the cross section at the mast. It will be held in place by the four hardened blobs. Let it begin to set but work th halyards up and down as it sets. I have not tried this but might if the slap ever bothers me. DBO Maybe the reason halyard slap doesnt bother me is because it doesnt happen with mine, dunno, cant rememeber. BROKEN halyard, how likely is that? Still, as easy to replace as on an externally mounted one. Climb mast with weighted fish line, drop it through the top shieve, get it out at bottom, pull halyard through. However, before I tried that, I'd try a plumbers or electrical snake. It's stiff enouigh that I'm sure it would go vertically from the bottom. I have used it horizontally on the boom for the internal lines there. |
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Maybe you missed the point...he was talking about squirting the expanding
foam into the channel at various points. Larry W4CSC wrote in message ... On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:26:38 GMT, "Don White" wrote: Ok...dumb question.... If one of your halyards does break..how would you thread a new one up through the mast channels? Er, ah, we use gravity and feed it DOWN from the top? Larry W4CSC Is it just me or did the US and UK just capture 1/3 of the world's sweetest oil supply? What idiot wants to GIVE IT BACK?!! |
internal halyard and wire slap
Maybe you missed the point...he was talking about squirting the expanding
foam into the channel at various points. Larry W4CSC wrote in message ... On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:26:38 GMT, "Don White" wrote: Ok...dumb question.... If one of your halyards does break..how would you thread a new one up through the mast channels? Er, ah, we use gravity and feed it DOWN from the top? Larry W4CSC Is it just me or did the US and UK just capture 1/3 of the world's sweetest oil supply? What idiot wants to GIVE IT BACK?!! |
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On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 09:21:03 -0500, jake wrote:
The only real cure for this problem is cut the mast down. There is a blowboat in the slip behind me that has a banging haylard. It is so loud the whole marina knows which boat it is, the guy has been asked to fix it, the dockmaster has retied it so it doesn't bang, many times. Jerko goes out and reties it so it bangs. A chain saw is the only anwser. First, let me say that other peoples slapping halyards don't bother me in the least. If one of *mine* starts slapping, it drives me nuts. So much so that I'll crawl out of the rack in the middle of the night and go up on deck in freezing rain to stop it. Many years ago there was a guy in my marina with a bad case of slap with wire halyards. "Tink" Tink" "Tink". 24/7. He refused to fix it, saying; "It's music to my ears!" Not very neighborly. One night someone cut his halyards and left them in piles on the deck. He had to hire someone to run new ones. Years later, I learned that the guy he hired was also the vandal (I use the word advisedly) who cut them. A sorry affair all around, though not without its humorous aspects. I leave you all with the sage advice of that wise philosopher, David Lee Roth; "You're only as big as the things you let bug you.." I have to close now as the owner of that sessile trawler 2 slips down is "testing" his engines again, belching thick clouds of smoke and ruining everyone's enjoyment of this fine Florida afternoon. I'm going to West to buy the stuff to epoxy over his exhausts tonight. __________________________________________________ __________ Glen "Wiley" Wilson usenet1 SPAMNIX at worldwidewiley dot com To reply, lose the capitals and do the obvious. Take a look at cpRepeater, my NMEA data integrator, repeater, and logger at http://www.worldwidewiley.com/ |
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On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 09:21:03 -0500, jake wrote:
The only real cure for this problem is cut the mast down. There is a blowboat in the slip behind me that has a banging haylard. It is so loud the whole marina knows which boat it is, the guy has been asked to fix it, the dockmaster has retied it so it doesn't bang, many times. Jerko goes out and reties it so it bangs. A chain saw is the only anwser. First, let me say that other peoples slapping halyards don't bother me in the least. If one of *mine* starts slapping, it drives me nuts. So much so that I'll crawl out of the rack in the middle of the night and go up on deck in freezing rain to stop it. Many years ago there was a guy in my marina with a bad case of slap with wire halyards. "Tink" Tink" "Tink". 24/7. He refused to fix it, saying; "It's music to my ears!" Not very neighborly. One night someone cut his halyards and left them in piles on the deck. He had to hire someone to run new ones. Years later, I learned that the guy he hired was also the vandal (I use the word advisedly) who cut them. A sorry affair all around, though not without its humorous aspects. I leave you all with the sage advice of that wise philosopher, David Lee Roth; "You're only as big as the things you let bug you.." I have to close now as the owner of that sessile trawler 2 slips down is "testing" his engines again, belching thick clouds of smoke and ruining everyone's enjoyment of this fine Florida afternoon. I'm going to West to buy the stuff to epoxy over his exhausts tonight. __________________________________________________ __________ Glen "Wiley" Wilson usenet1 SPAMNIX at worldwidewiley dot com To reply, lose the capitals and do the obvious. Take a look at cpRepeater, my NMEA data integrator, repeater, and logger at http://www.worldwidewiley.com/ |
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"Armond Perretta" wrote: Matt Colie wrote: Two options: 1. Get his vehicle disabled while he is sailing so he is forced to spend the night on the boat. 2. Buy a big roll of the world's cheapest duck(t) tape (the kind that does not peel well and leaves lots of sticky residue when removed) and tightly wrap the the halyards to the mast as high as you can reach. I like your suggestions, but it seems to me that they should only be carried out by a well-armed individual. How many arms would one have to be well armed? Six - like an insect, or would one extra one be enough? grandma Rosalie |
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"Armond Perretta" wrote: Matt Colie wrote: Two options: 1. Get his vehicle disabled while he is sailing so he is forced to spend the night on the boat. 2. Buy a big roll of the world's cheapest duck(t) tape (the kind that does not peel well and leaves lots of sticky residue when removed) and tightly wrap the the halyards to the mast as high as you can reach. I like your suggestions, but it seems to me that they should only be carried out by a well-armed individual. How many arms would one have to be well armed? Six - like an insect, or would one extra one be enough? grandma Rosalie |
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Rosalie B. wrote:
"Armond Perretta" wrote: Matt Colie wrote: 1. Get his vehicle disabled ... 2. Buy a big roll of the world's cheapest duck(t) tape ... and tightly wrap the the halyards to the mast ... I like your suggestions, but ... they should only be carried out by a well-armed individual. How many arms would one have to be well armed? Six - like an insect, or would one extra one be enough? It's quality, not quantity, that we're looking for. -- Good luck and good sailing. s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat http://kerrydeare.tripod.com |
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Rosalie B. wrote:
"Armond Perretta" wrote: Matt Colie wrote: 1. Get his vehicle disabled ... 2. Buy a big roll of the world's cheapest duck(t) tape ... and tightly wrap the the halyards to the mast ... I like your suggestions, but ... they should only be carried out by a well-armed individual. How many arms would one have to be well armed? Six - like an insect, or would one extra one be enough? It's quality, not quantity, that we're looking for. -- Good luck and good sailing. s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat http://kerrydeare.tripod.com |
internal halyard and wire slap
On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 17:48:32 GMT, "Glen \"Wiley\" Wilson"
wrote: I'm going to West to buy the stuff to epoxy over his exhausts tonight. My childhood offers a far cheaper solution: an appropriately sized pair of potatoes. This will establish the soundness of his manifold gaskets, the efficiency of his CO detector, and will send free french fries to the dock 1/8 of a mile aft of his vessel. If that doesn't work, a sack of sugar down the fuel pipe makes for an interesting afternoon for the miscreant. |
internal halyard and wire slap
On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 17:48:32 GMT, "Glen \"Wiley\" Wilson"
wrote: I'm going to West to buy the stuff to epoxy over his exhausts tonight. My childhood offers a far cheaper solution: an appropriately sized pair of potatoes. This will establish the soundness of his manifold gaskets, the efficiency of his CO detector, and will send free french fries to the dock 1/8 of a mile aft of his vessel. If that doesn't work, a sack of sugar down the fuel pipe makes for an interesting afternoon for the miscreant. |
internal halyard and wire slap
Marc wrote in message . ..
NO,NO, NO, and NO. Drill holes in your mast? Inject foam? What are you smoking?.Bite the bullit and un step the mast. If your internal wires are slapping, wrap the wire bundle in pipe insulation and get gigunda wire ties from Home Depot. Attach 4 wire ties every 5' at 90* to each other. The will act as a standoff. If the halyards are slapping, tie the shackle to the toerail away from the mast and put a good strain on it. On 23 Jan 2004 09:33:53 -0800, (Parallax) wrote: Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside their masts and are looking for solutions. Strangely, this has never bothered me but I may have a solution. Get several cans of that expanding foam (product name "Great Stuff"). Every 10' or so drill a tiny hole in the mast large enough for the nozzle to fit. Push the nozzle in far enough to squirt a dab on the opposite internal mast wall, on the side wall and opposite wall and withdraw the nozzle to put a little just inside the hole. Allow it to set. Push the nozzle through the dried foam at the hole till it is above the four foam spots and inject enough to form a blob filling the cross section at the mast. It will be held in place by the four hardened blobs. Let it begin to set but work th halyards up and down as it sets. I have not tried this but might if the slap ever bothers me. DBO Hey, it was just an idea, never said it would work. Actually, I have done this with the Great Stuff Foam at work on a tube with a wire hoist inside. As far as drilling holes, most of us with older boats have numerous holes in the mast where previous owners put things. Yup, it is sticky, but has no tensile strength and a string or rope through it will free easily (yeah, I tried it at work). Sorry, most of these ideas are the result of too many red eye flights from one coast to another. |
internal halyard and wire slap
Marc wrote in message . ..
NO,NO, NO, and NO. Drill holes in your mast? Inject foam? What are you smoking?.Bite the bullit and un step the mast. If your internal wires are slapping, wrap the wire bundle in pipe insulation and get gigunda wire ties from Home Depot. Attach 4 wire ties every 5' at 90* to each other. The will act as a standoff. If the halyards are slapping, tie the shackle to the toerail away from the mast and put a good strain on it. On 23 Jan 2004 09:33:53 -0800, (Parallax) wrote: Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside their masts and are looking for solutions. Strangely, this has never bothered me but I may have a solution. Get several cans of that expanding foam (product name "Great Stuff"). Every 10' or so drill a tiny hole in the mast large enough for the nozzle to fit. Push the nozzle in far enough to squirt a dab on the opposite internal mast wall, on the side wall and opposite wall and withdraw the nozzle to put a little just inside the hole. Allow it to set. Push the nozzle through the dried foam at the hole till it is above the four foam spots and inject enough to form a blob filling the cross section at the mast. It will be held in place by the four hardened blobs. Let it begin to set but work th halyards up and down as it sets. I have not tried this but might if the slap ever bothers me. DBO Hey, it was just an idea, never said it would work. Actually, I have done this with the Great Stuff Foam at work on a tube with a wire hoist inside. As far as drilling holes, most of us with older boats have numerous holes in the mast where previous owners put things. Yup, it is sticky, but has no tensile strength and a string or rope through it will free easily (yeah, I tried it at work). Sorry, most of these ideas are the result of too many red eye flights from one coast to another. |
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