I’ll be keeping a large paper clip aboard from now on. I just replaced both halyards on my 23.5 using the paper clip suggestion I found here. It worked GREAT! I whipped the joint with small nylon. When I did the jib halyard, it came out before I expected. There was NO resistance at all. Thanks for the great information. Bob
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If you live in a saltwater environment you may have rusty paper clips before you decide to use them. I also found the same thing as Bob when I did this the first time. If you sew the lines together you can sometimes feel some resistance. With the paperclip method there was no resistance at all. Just a wrap over the clip with a little rigging tape.
If you live in a saltwater environment you may have rusty paper clips before you decide to use them. I also found the same thing as Bob when I did this the first time. If you sew the lines together you can sometimes feel some resistance. With the paperclip method there was no resistance at all. Just a wrap over the clip with a little rigging tape.
It is in the Hunter Photo Forum.
Chuck: The article is in the Hunter Photo Forum. The title is 'Halyard Replacement' http://www.sailboatowners.com/upload/display.tpl?folder=Dion73112378230&fno=17
Chuck: The article is in the Hunter Photo Forum. The title is 'Halyard Replacement' http://www.sailboatowners.com/upload/display.tpl?folder=Dion73112378230&fno=17
Thanks, Steve ...
For refreshing this idea. This is a project I need to do this year and your idea makes it seem very simple. The mate may disappointed though that she doesn't get to climb the mast.
Gary Wyngarden S/V Shibumi H335
For refreshing this idea. This is a project I need to do this year and your idea makes it seem very simple. The mate may disappointed though that she doesn't get to climb the mast.
Gary Wyngarden S/V Shibumi H335- Status