Jagged plate shredding spinnaker halyard

[pab5482]

So we successfully sailed my Beneteau Oceanis 50' to Costa Rica where she's now secure at Pez Vela marina.

One big issue on the way down was the plate at the top of the mast from which the spinnaker halyard exits. You'll see from the attached picture that after a 10 hour session with the kite up, the halyard chafed the plate and eventually parted altogether. We did manage to run a new line up there but the halyard parted again quickly because of the jagged edge now present.

The design doesn't seem to be optimal because of the exit angle of the halyard. It's naturally going to chafe pretty hard on a long run with the sail pumping.

Has anybody seen / experienced seen this before? Does Beneteau recommend any solution?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Jackdaw]

Mount a halyard restrainer below the mast exit. The smooth surfaces of this device are MUCH kinder on line. There are several types; this is one.

For long passages, good practice is to move the halyard a few inches to not have it rubbing constantly on the same place. Do it after every watch change.

 

[Gunni]

My spin halyard exits to a swivel block hanging from a short arm projecting from the mast. No chafe. Looks like you have no such gear.

 

[Ron20324]

That pic does not look like a proper spin exit block. Most times the spin halyard is about 90 degrees horizontally to the mast, and can swing from full port to full stbd. This pic is a B323. You can see that it is flared out to give the halyard a fairlead and eliminate/lessen line chafe. If you must use this location on your mast, I'd say change it to a proper exit block.

 

[pab5482]

Thanks Ron - very helpful

 

[pab5482]

Thanks so much very helpful

 

[pab5482]

Thanks guys - all very helpful