running halyards through the mast

[cnsmith]

I plan on running my halyards through my mast next month. I talked to a few people who said before I put my mast up I should fabricate a piece of sheet metal that fits between the mast and where the mast mounts. This sheet metal would have holes on each side which would allow me to add pulleys (attached to the metal) for the halyards to run through; instead of mounting the tracks/pulleys directly to the deck. (sorry if my terminology is incorrect. newbe)

Does anyone know if they sell these instead of having a machine shop fabricate one?

Thanks,

Cory

 

[Joe]

Yes they do... They call them "halyard plates" or "mast plates"

Garhaurer makes them and they can adapt it to your boat's hole configuration. Give Guido a call at http://garhaurermarine.com.

Here's a link to the catalogue page. http://garhauermarine.com/catalog_process.cfm?cid=68

BTW.... as you suspected "pulleys" is the incorrect term.... try calling them "Blocks" instead if you want to sound a bit more nautical.

 

[Pest UK]

These look like plates for external mast blocks. Surely you want the blocks inside the mast! Obviously these plates can be drilled to accommodate internal blocks but a simple plate that fits inside the mast with turned down ears, for fixing, would be adequate and could be at any hieght, up the mast, that you require.
Beware, too many holes in the mast could weaken it.

 

[tommays]

Not sure how your going in on top

Then you will have to decide on some staggered exit locations

At some point they have turn which is were the mast plate comes in

 

[w4pyleii]

These look like plates for external mast blocks. Surely you want the blocks inside the mast! Obviously these plates can be drilled to accommodate internal blocks but a simple plate that fits inside the mast with turned down ears, for fixing, would be adequate and could be at any hieght, up the mast, that you require.
Beware, too many holes in the mast could weaken it.

All you need is hole in the mast that the halyard exits, maybe a foot or two off the deck depending on your angles. The halyard runs down along the mast for that couple feet and then through the blocks on the mast plate and are turned wherever you want them.

You can get halyard exit sheeves that mount in the mast and direct the halyards out, but you're less limited to the direction your halyards exit, and have to cut a bigger hole in your mast.