Snapped Line At top of Mast

[Richard Brahs]

I have a snapped line at the top of my mast used to hoist my Genoa sail. Does anyone know of a person that would go to the top of my mast to retrieve the line?Northern New Jersey / Hudson River area.Thanks,Richard

 

[warren feldstein]

trip to top of mast

Did the line snap because of age?If so, no one should travel up any of your halyards as they may snap with a passenger on board. Besides, you no longer have a safety line.Perhaps it is time to bring the mast down and change all of the halyards.I have never heard of a halyard snapping for any other reason.Warren

 

[Doug T.]

Halyards

I agree with Warren -- if your lines are old enough that they'd break from the strain of raising a genoa, I certainly wouldn't want to depend on them to go up the mast.At the very least, change our the main halyard with a new one. If the loose end of th snapped halyard is visible, you may be able to snag it with a coathanger or other hooked wire attached to your main halyard & twisted to the appropriate shape.By the way -- unstepping the mast will likely require a crane. If there's a crane available, you might find someone willing to ride th crane up to the top of your mast to replace your halyard.

 

[Steve O.]

boom lift

Some boatyards have a boom (like a crane) that they can use to hoist a rigger up to your masthead. Might be cheaper than dropping the mast.

 

[nick]

boat yard

most boat yards use some type of bucket or lift to go up top and change halyards or light much cheaper than demasting check some marina's around you.

 

[Bob Howie]

Replace Main Halyard

If one halyard breaks and rest are same vintage, then assumption must be all are in near-same condition, ergo, unreliable and unsafe.Replace your main halyard with a new one by coupling end of new with end of hold using a S-shaped bent paper clip so both ends will grip with a couple turns of electrical tape to secure. Then pull old halyard by snap shackle end first out of mast, threading new halyard up thru mast and out top sheave til it comes back to deck. Splice new snap shackle in new halyard end. Then, use that halyard to go to top of mast to retrieve old halyard. While up there, do same procedure with new genoa halyard and you're done.Welcome to Stick Climbers of America!!