Flag halyard
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Yes, just purchase those 50 foot batches of thin line at WM, add two snaps, a shroud cleat and a method of connecting to the base of a spreader. You'll have plenty of line left. That line has many great uses on the boat.
I'd recommend installing a flag halyard by adding an eyestrap to the bottom of the spreader, using pop rivets. Then put a block, like a Harken micro on the eyestrap. Get yourself a spool of 300'-600' of 3mm or 4mm line, and use it for the halyards. Having a long spool of small stuff is always useful on a boat—since it can be used for messenger lines, pulling wires, etc.
Two snaps will work to attach the flag. A shroud cleat with a block attached to it will finish the flag halyard off. The halyard will be a continuous loop essentially, with the two ends tied together using a blood knot or fisherman's knot, and then leave a long tail on one of them... and use that to keep the halyard in the right position.
Two snaps will work to attach the flag. A shroud cleat with a block attached to it will finish the flag halyard off. The halyard will be a continuous loop essentially, with the two ends tied together using a blood knot or fisherman's knot, and then leave a long tail on one of them... and use that to keep the halyard in the right position.
Simple job!
I lashed a small block to a spreader. Used 1/8 inch nylon braid and cheap bronze swivel shackles from home depot held to the line with lark knots. I added a shroud cleat. Otherwise, you can tie it to a cleat on the mast or the lifelines.
I lashed a small block to a spreader. Used 1/8 inch nylon braid and cheap bronze swivel shackles from home depot held to the line with lark knots. I added a shroud cleat. Otherwise, you can tie it to a cleat on the mast or the lifelines.
I pretty much did as Prime Time describes on my H28.5. When I first decided to lash, rather than rivet, a small block to the lower spreader, I did so as I was not sure I really wanted the flag halyard and this was to be a temporary install until I could pop rivet a pad eye to the spreader. I used some narrow guage Spectra tied with buntline hitches. The lower end of the halyard ties off to a small horn cleat on the inside of the forward hand rail.That was 3 years ago and it's still there and working well....
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A little trick I learned
for the shroud cleat: put it on the aft lower, not the upper shroud. That way the jib sheet won't get caught on it.
for the shroud cleat: put it on the aft lower, not the upper shroud. That way the jib sheet won't get caught on it.
It depends on what kind of flag you want to fly. The correct location for our nation's flag is the stern, which is the place of honor. If you just want to mount a pennant on a spreader I'll just caution you that it might slap on your main sometimes. There are also "rules" associated with those locations also....starboard is highbrow in comparison to port so you should fly your clubs burgee there and a courtesy flag on the other one or some such nonsense like that.
Thanks to all suggestions on the flag halyards. I plan on flying a club burgee, the American flag will fly astern.
- Jul 24, 2006
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does someone have a pic of a shroud cleat. Never seen one in all ,my years? or at least called them something else
My slip-neighbor had one of those Johnsons ( I have two), but someone told him they would damage the shroud by the compression of the tight u-bolt. He took it off and replaced it with a nylon one that has a wider surface area to clamp around the shroud. Different strokes, etc...
The flags are attached with clips that are permanently tied onto the halyard lines. I use small D shackles to connect my burgees.
If you follow their instructions with the number of washers to use, there is no damage to the shroud.
Typically signal flags have a loop on the top and a string on the bottom. This helps to prevent inadvertently setting them upside down. The loop on the first flag is either hooked onto a small clip of attached with t a bit of string. The string on the bottom of the first flag is passed through the loop on the second flag and attached to the halyard with a rolling hitch (two turns on the flag (up) side of the halyard. The halyard is pulled a little bit through the knot so that the tension is on the flag hoist and not the halyard. Repeat. The halyard is often passed through some kind of hoop or loop and secured to itself with a rolling hitch for a very tight hoist or it may be tied directly to the shrouds.
--Tom.
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