My main halyard got jammed around itself on the winch that I had to cut it in order to bring down the mainsail (can you tell I am a novice sailor?). Need new main halyard, Catalina 22. Its current one was attached to a steel line with a bowline. Question: what length halyard? size, strength? Lines lead aft to cockpit. While I'm at it, how long does a replacement jib sheet need to be? Size and strength? (Original jib, I think it's the 110? Im not racing; this is for pure cruising.
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John-- there is a company in andover, kansas called " action sailcraft & marine :...the owner's name is Ed. he is an expert in catalinas, esepcially the 22. he could answer any of your questions about them. good luck
John-- there is a company in andover, kansas called " action sailcraft & marine :...the owner's name is Ed. he is an expert in catalinas, esepcially the 22. he could answer any of your questions about them. good luck
Catalina Direct
John Try them. Also check out the Catalina 22 Association website for a manual of your boat with all that good information. Stu
John Try them. Also check out the Catalina 22 Association website for a manual of your boat with all that good information. Stu
C-22 Main Halyard
The wire is about twenty to twenty-five feet. So for line leading aft to the cockpit, you will need about thirty-five feet, twenty-five feet for the mast when the main is lowered and then about ten feet for going back to the cockpit. Play it safe and get forty feet. I think for your purposes, 5/16 double braided polyester is fine. You may find parallel core, like in New England Sta-Set, has less stretch, but it may not hold a knot onto the wire eye as well as a braided core. For myself, I use Yale wire rope that is 1/8 wire spliced into 3/8 inch Yale double braided polyester. This arrangement provides a smooth transition from rope to wire that easily passes the mast steaming light unlike the knot in the wire eye.
The wire is about twenty to twenty-five feet. So for line leading aft to the cockpit, you will need about thirty-five feet, twenty-five feet for the mast when the main is lowered and then about ten feet for going back to the cockpit. Play it safe and get forty feet. I think for your purposes, 5/16 double braided polyester is fine. You may find parallel core, like in New England Sta-Set, has less stretch, but it may not hold a knot onto the wire eye as well as a braided core. For myself, I use Yale wire rope that is 1/8 wire spliced into 3/8 inch Yale double braided polyester. This arrangement provides a smooth transition from rope to wire that easily passes the mast steaming light unlike the knot in the wire eye.
Thanks, Bayard
Thanks for your help, Bayard. I was about to go and buy about 70 ft of halyard. Thanks for all the replies.
Thanks for your help, Bayard. I was about to go and buy about 70 ft of halyard. Thanks for all the replies.
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