Had to replace my spare halyard after it chafed in Hurricane Ida. The halyard was old & beyond its duty cycle; Ida simply moved replacement up the priority list.
So, I taped the end of the new line and cut thru half of the tape to get rid of the melted end that created a bulge in the end of the line. Taped and cut the end of the old halyard also. I placed the taped lines end to end and placed approximately 8 stiches with whipping twine to hold them together, then used electrical tape to wrap the lines & stiching to provide a smooth transition. Unfortunately, when I attempted to run the "spliced" halyards over the mast head sheave, it was no go. I didn't want to pull too hard to avoid jamming the splice nor did I want the splice to fail. So, I sprayed a heavy coat of Sail Kote on the spliced area and gave it another try. When the splice hit the sheave again, it was like a minor speed bump and cleared thru the sheave without a snag. First time I used Sail Kote for that application; however, It worked flawlessly!
So, I taped the end of the new line and cut thru half of the tape to get rid of the melted end that created a bulge in the end of the line. Taped and cut the end of the old halyard also. I placed the taped lines end to end and placed approximately 8 stiches with whipping twine to hold them together, then used electrical tape to wrap the lines & stiching to provide a smooth transition. Unfortunately, when I attempted to run the "spliced" halyards over the mast head sheave, it was no go. I didn't want to pull too hard to avoid jamming the splice nor did I want the splice to fail. So, I sprayed a heavy coat of Sail Kote on the spliced area and gave it another try. When the splice hit the sheave again, it was like a minor speed bump and cleared thru the sheave without a snag. First time I used Sail Kote for that application; however, It worked flawlessly!