Difficulty feeding new halyard aft to cockpit

[Steve Lazerow]

I am installing a new spinnaker halyard but I have not been able to feed the line under the cabin top to the stopper. I am using a thin messenger line that is taped and knotted but the halyard won't go through because the openings, which I can't see, must be very small. Does anyone have any secrets for tieing the messenger line to the halyard or for getting the haryard through? Will I need to take the sealed cover off to feed the halyard through? Thanks.

 

[Darcy Peck]

Feeding New Halyard

Steve are you refering to the spray hood? If so, shouldn't be a big problem to remove the hood to gain access to the halyards. We had to remove the hood on our 340 to locate & seal a small leak. Not a major problem & might ease your frustration.

 

[SteveC]

What year 376???

 

[Steve Lazerow]

Spoke to the experts

My dealer just advised me that it's easy to take off the spray cover on my '98 376 and insert the lines manually. I'll give it a try this weekend.Thanks for the help.

 

[Doug Merrill]

Spray Hood

Go ahead and take off the spray hood. It really doesn't need to be sealed! You can re-seal it again if you think it is necessary. There are two sets of turning blocks under the hood on each side.You should be able to run the line with a messenger as long as the messenger is properly routed. I did it this weekend with the jib halyard. Tie the messnger line to the halyard and then use a piece of tape to force the messenger line to come off the center of the halyard.Doug Merrills/v Dream Catcher