A friend at my marina has a 1974 C&C 24'. There is a line coming out of the mast on the port side ~5' up. The line is joined on to a wire cable. The line is red stripped and is loose. He has a roller furling jib and the boat is rigged for a spinnaker. Does anyone know what this rig is for?
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Probably a Halyard
The line going into the mast (presuming it is going in parallel to the mast) is probably a halyard - or possibly a boom topping lift or even a spinnaker uphaul. Pretty common practice to have these kinds of lines enter the mast around that area, then come out of the mast at the top. A Spinnaker uphaul would probably exit the mast somewhere short of the top - closer to midway. Do some tugging and account for all the shackles attached to wire that you have around the deck area. It's connected to something. Good Luck! Tim Brogan April IV C350 #68 Seattle
The line going into the mast (presuming it is going in parallel to the mast) is probably a halyard - or possibly a boom topping lift or even a spinnaker uphaul. Pretty common practice to have these kinds of lines enter the mast around that area, then come out of the mast at the top. A Spinnaker uphaul would probably exit the mast somewhere short of the top - closer to midway. Do some tugging and account for all the shackles attached to wire that you have around the deck area. It's connected to something. Good Luck! Tim Brogan April IV C350 #68 Seattle
Halyard
Gave this a little more thought. It used to be pretty common to use "rope-to-wire" for halyards, the wire portion being attached to the sail and the rope portion for your hands and winches. What you are probably seeing is the remnants of a halyard that probably got away and has a shackle sitting at the top of the mast. You are seeing just a bit (I didn't ask if there is a big coil of line attached) of the line, and then the start of the wire portion entering the mast. If you've got servicable main and jib halyards, this was probably an extra jib halyard, or possibly a spinnaker halyard. Take a pair of binoculars and look over the top of the mast from the deck - looking for an open shackle. Happy Hunting! Tim Brogan April IV C350 #68 Seattle
Gave this a little more thought. It used to be pretty common to use "rope-to-wire" for halyards, the wire portion being attached to the sail and the rope portion for your hands and winches. What you are probably seeing is the remnants of a halyard that probably got away and has a shackle sitting at the top of the mast. You are seeing just a bit (I didn't ask if there is a big coil of line attached) of the line, and then the start of the wire portion entering the mast. If you've got servicable main and jib halyards, this was probably an extra jib halyard, or possibly a spinnaker halyard. Take a pair of binoculars and look over the top of the mast from the deck - looking for an open shackle. Happy Hunting! Tim Brogan April IV C350 #68 Seattle
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