What is the easiest way to change my main halyard. Is it possible to simply tape the new halyard to the old halyard and pull it up and through? Or is there something I am not considering?
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Sean: You MAY be able to get away with just taping the two pieces together but I would not do it that way. What I did was get a needle and some whipping twine. Then I sewed the halyards end to end. Then I used a little riggin tape to make a smooth joint. Then you just pull them up-over-down-and through. Remove the tape and cut off the twine and you are done (safe and easy).
Sean: You MAY be able to get away with just taping the two pieces together but I would not do it that way. What I did was get a needle and some whipping twine. Then I sewed the halyards end to end. Then I used a little riggin tape to make a smooth joint. Then you just pull them up-over-down-and through. Remove the tape and cut off the twine and you are done (safe and easy).
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Claude L.-Auger
A drop of dishwashing soap
rubbed over the rigging tape will ease passage of the jointed ends through sheaves and cam cleats. Steve's suggestion is quick, easy and painless.
rubbed over the rigging tape will ease passage of the jointed ends through sheaves and cam cleats. Steve's suggestion is quick, easy and painless.
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Paul Housman
Sean, Changed all mine last fall. Came up with an idea using a fishhook with leader. Take the fish hook and put it through your line. Dont use one too big or too small. use a pair of pliers and sort of crimp the hook down so it doesn't catch on anything. On the other end(Where the loop for the leader is) tie your messenger line. Pulls right through. Untie the messenger line and rehook the new line. Retie the messenger line,clamp down the hook and pull through. When the line is all the way through. Snip of the end of the hook from your line,pull hook out and your done.
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David Foster
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Garry @ S/V TASHTEGO
Reeving Halyards
I assume that both the old and new halyards are double braid with a cover on the outside and a core inside. If they are a simple way to reeve the halyards is to milk the cover back from the end of the old halyard for a couple of inches and cut out the core. The slip the end of the new halyard into the old core and give it a couple of stitches. Works fine and is smooth enough to run through the blocks.
I assume that both the old and new halyards are double braid with a cover on the outside and a core inside. If they are a simple way to reeve the halyards is to milk the cover back from the end of the old halyard for a couple of inches and cut out the core. The slip the end of the new halyard into the old core and give it a couple of stitches. Works fine and is smooth enough to run through the blocks.
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Don
ok Steve, what am I missing?
I'm doing the same thing this weekend. Your method requires that I cut off the loop end of the haylard, or use a messenger line right? I think that if I want to save the old haylard for emergencies, I have to use a messenger line or am I missing something here?
I'm doing the same thing this weekend. Your method requires that I cut off the loop end of the haylard, or use a messenger line right? I think that if I want to save the old haylard for emergencies, I have to use a messenger line or am I missing something here?
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Ed Schenck
I'm with you Don.
To save the old halyard you have to pull a messenger back through the mast. Attach the messenger to the new halyard in the most secure way possible and haul 'er back through. I'd like to leave my old one up there and use it for a topping lift/emergency halyard. Alas, there is a spare masthead sheave but not another exit sheave. Someday.
To save the old halyard you have to pull a messenger back through the mast. Attach the messenger to the new halyard in the most secure way possible and haul 'er back through. I'd like to leave my old one up there and use it for a topping lift/emergency halyard. Alas, there is a spare masthead sheave but not another exit sheave. Someday.
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david lewis
Halyard replacement
I can't imagine that both ends of your halyards will have eye splices so for the end that doesn 't, as someone already noted whip the new line to the old one. Be very careful doing this, if it comes apart halfway up the inside of your mast you will have a snaking job to do. Sew through the line multiple times and wrap the line and pass a needle thru a few more times. Then butt the new line to the old and start sewing them together. Make sure the joint stays a little flexible so it can traverse the sheave ok. I have done this many times and never lost one yet. dave
I can't imagine that both ends of your halyards will have eye splices so for the end that doesn 't, as someone already noted whip the new line to the old one. Be very careful doing this, if it comes apart halfway up the inside of your mast you will have a snaking job to do. Sew through the line multiple times and wrap the line and pass a needle thru a few more times. Then butt the new line to the old and start sewing them together. Make sure the joint stays a little flexible so it can traverse the sheave ok. I have done this many times and never lost one yet. dave
Don, you are not missing anything.
Don: You are correct that you would need to cut the eye off of the halyard. That is exactly what i did. I saved the old lines but did not want or need the snap schackle on the line. My boat did not have any place to leave a messanger. My spar has 2 jib halyards and the main halyard. When I was done I had three spares without ends.
Don: You are correct that you would need to cut the eye off of the halyard. That is exactly what i did. I saved the old lines but did not want or need the snap schackle on the line. My boat did not have any place to leave a messanger. My spar has 2 jib halyards and the main halyard. When I was done I had three spares without ends.
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