Trying to figure out the best way of running the spinnaker halyard out of the sheave box and forward of the forestay. I do not have a roller furler, just the standing rigging. There is a large padeye pointing forward at the mast head. It almost seems like I could lead the halyard out of the sheave and thru the eye then down to the deck. It looks like attaching a block to the padeye will cause the halyard to rub across the top of the masthead toggle attaching the forestay. I have the 40'6" Kenyon mast and it has two forward and two aft internal sheave blocks. Any ideas on what will work here?
Need advice rigging spinnaker halyard
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My H37C has the Kenyon mast with four sheaves and the forward facing bale. I put a three inch block on that bale. I ran a new halyard over the forward port sheave and through that new block for the spinnaker, actually a simple drifter.
Although we had to install a new loop for the mast, then we simply took a halyard and ran ir through a 2 inch swivel pulley and voila, we had a new spinnaker halyardPreference for external spinnaker halyard.
Although I have double halyards for both main and jib, they're used for those. The spinnaker halyard is external (same as in Cherubini 44s). I don't see why it has to be any other way.
I have the spinnaker halyard and pole lift running down the front of the mast through those nice Ronstan bullseyes with the stainless-steel inserts. With the pole lift fixed rather high up it can serve as an inner-staysail halyard and in the event I lose one I have THREE other usable headsail halyards to use in some combination.
I do not care for sacrificing a potential jib halyard merely to have the spinnaker halyard internal. And this is especially because of, and not in spite of, having a roller-furling headsail. Too often the roller-furling jib's halyard gets bent over a sheave up there and never moves again, imposing wear and fatigue. I believe in being able to reassign halyards frequently to preserve them, inspect them and avoid catastrophes.
Then again you may not fly a 'chute' that often and will end up using the spinnaker halyard as a back-up or frequent secondary halyard anyway, which is fine.
Although I have double halyards for both main and jib, they're used for those. The spinnaker halyard is external (same as in Cherubini 44s). I don't see why it has to be any other way.
I have the spinnaker halyard and pole lift running down the front of the mast through those nice Ronstan bullseyes with the stainless-steel inserts. With the pole lift fixed rather high up it can serve as an inner-staysail halyard and in the event I lose one I have THREE other usable headsail halyards to use in some combination.
I do not care for sacrificing a potential jib halyard merely to have the spinnaker halyard internal. And this is especially because of, and not in spite of, having a roller-furling headsail. Too often the roller-furling jib's halyard gets bent over a sheave up there and never moves again, imposing wear and fatigue. I believe in being able to reassign halyards frequently to preserve them, inspect them and avoid catastrophes.
Then again you may not fly a 'chute' that often and will end up using the spinnaker halyard as a back-up or frequent secondary halyard anyway, which is fine.
Well, went with the external option. Ran the spinnaker halyard down to a second block at the base of the mast then back to the cockpit. Didn't have a lot of wind but it was good to see where to go next with a more permanent setup :dance:
Thanks for the advice all!
Thanks for the advice all!
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