Hauling Main Halyards

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Islander/Wayfairer 30 sail number 25 Perryville,Md.

02-13 Single Block with Front-Side Shackle and Becket Single Block with Front-Side Shackle and Becket. More Info $40.25

02-07 Single Block with Swivel Eye Single Block with Swivel Eye allows for clear, clean leads. For boats to 20'.More Info $41.00 Schaefer blocks . attach the secondary halyard to the becket and attach the main halyard to the shackle. Thread the secondary halyard through the single on the head board and then over the pulley on the block with the becket and the down to the deck. When you haul the main halyard you lift the secondary tackle and the sail to the mast head. then haul the secondary halyard to finish the hoist.
 
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RogerHM

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Oct 5, 2008
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Grampian 23 Bobcaygeon ON
Thanks Ross, very helpful. The picture/words ratio thing :)
Much appreciated... Roger
 
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RogerHM

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Oct 5, 2008
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Grampian 23 Bobcaygeon ON
Catsailor, that sounds simple, "thanks!"

Thanks Joe, I copied and will paste the article in my Sailing File. The wisdom on this site is truly amazing!!! From how to keep yer boat shiny to the real aspects of Sailing! WOW!!

I'm out to "Y-Not?" later today and will report my anticipated success! With all of this help, like, why not eh? Roger
 
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An additional thought

My guess is that you are probably doing this already, but just in case you aren't, I will mention it. When hoisting the main, let off the mainsheet (and boom vang) and head upwind so that the sail if luffing/flapping with no wind in it. With the sail filled with wind when being hoisted, one has lots more friction and it can be difficult to raise the sail. Also, with the mainsheet and boom vang tight, these devices are resisting your efforts to hoist the main.
 
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tommays

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When i painted my mast and took everything apart the Haylard sheeve bearings were all SHOT replacing them took the effort required down a LOT and i am hoistng a bolt rope main with lots of friction
 
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Jan 22, 2008
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Montgomery 17, Venture of Newport, Mirror sailing dinghy, El Toro sailing dinghy Mound, MN -- Lake Minnetonka
Where in the cockpit does the end of your halyard fasten? I have cleats mounted on the cabin face. I can brace my feet against the cabin and pull the halyards tight using my leg muscles. To get the luff even tighter when the wind picks up I have a 4:1 cunningham lead to the cockpit. My 23' boat has no winches at all and I have never felt the need for them. (The two headsails on my cutter are much smaller than the jib/genoa on an equivalent sized sloop.)

Another idea I have toyed with is based on the handy-billy used on most boats and ships in years gone by. The handy-billy is just a block and tackle with a hook on one or both ends to make it portable. In my version I made up a 4:1 tackle using blocks I had laying around. On the fixed end of the tackle I put a short line with a loop that can be quickly dropped over a cockpit cleat. The other end of the tackle also has a short line, this one spliced to a home made "halyard grabber." This is a block of wood to which I fastened an aluminum clam cleat. The idea is, after the sail is hoisted as far as possible by hand, to drop the line with the loop over a cockpit cleat and to grab the halyard with the clam cleat. Pulling on the tail of the tackle gives you a 4:1 advantage to get the halyard taut. I call this my "poor man's halyard winch."
 

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RogerHM

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More "Thanks!" to Guest, Tommays & Henry! Henry, I really like the simplicity of your "poor man's...winch"! Think I'll put one together...ya never know????

Was too busy today, but tomorrow is proving-day!!! Roger
 
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