Jib Halyard

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treeman

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Oct 18, 2011
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Oday 222 Lake Nockamixon, PA
Yesterday afternoon we were blessed with some decent wind here in SE Pennsylvania. I got my 222 out and tried out my Genoa for the first time. It worked out great. As I hanked it on, I noticed that my jib halyard is in very bad shape. I am not sure it will even make it through the season. I assume I can use the old one to pull a new one up around the mast? Any tricks or advice would be appreciated.

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Dan
 
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djplatt

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Mar 16, 2011
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Sirius 21 Bronte
You have to put them end to end so they go through the sheaves. I usually run electrical tape about 6 inches along the length of the old and new halyards. Use the electrical tape to wrap around the longditudinal tape like a whipping. Pull gently when threading them through..
 
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Jan 24, 2005
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Oday 222 Dighton, Ma.
treeman said:
Yesterday afternoon we were blessed with some decent wind here in SE Pennsylvania. I got my 222 out and tried out my Genoa for the first time. It worked out great. As I hanked it on, I noticed that my jib halyard is in very bad shape. I am not sure it will even make it through the season. I assume I can use the old one to pull a new one up around the mast? Any tricks or advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dan
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Here's Youtube compliment of Sailrite that you can check out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4BYQY_2jbU

When I replaced my halyards, I had my mast propped up on the kid's playhouse on one end and a portable workbench on the other end. I had removed the stays and spreaders from the mast in the fall prior to this.
I cut a notch in a short board and put it in the vise of the bench and set the mast in it to keep it from turning.
Then I ran a large darning needle through the side of the whipping of each halyard with a strong nylon twine connected to it and tied it to the end of the halyard and pulled the old halyard out and the twine in.
I bought some 5/16" Sta-Set-X off Rudy and spliced the shackles to each halyard myself. I also whipped the end of each of the halyards and pushed the needle through the whipping with a sailor's palm. Then I used the twine to run the halyard back into the mast. A sailor's palm is a tool made from a combination of leather and metal that fits the hand and it's primary use is to push a sewing needle through heavy material like Dacron sail cloth.
 
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Mar 2, 2011
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Compac 14 Charleston, SC
djplatt said:
You have to put them end to end so they go through the sheaves. I usually run electrical tape about 6 inches along the length of the old and new halyards. Use the electrical tape to wrap around the longditudinal tape like a whipping. Pull gently when threading them through..
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DO NOT try to use only electrical tape, especially with internal halyards!!!! You really need to whip the end together butted end to end. I have used a large metal paper clip unfolded into the shape of an "S" with the old and new halyard on each end, then taped over. You must be careful to not make the splice too thick or it will get caught in the sheave in the mast.


The youtube video mentioned is very helpful!
 
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treeman

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Oct 18, 2011
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Oday 222 Lake Nockamixon, PA
Thanks for all the advice! I'll get some line on order, perhaps a sewing kit, as well!
 
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