Steve, I was changing halyards and having a hard time using the sewing method. The trailing halyard kept getting stuck as it entered the sheeve at the top of the mast. Spent three hours trying to ease it through without seperating the halyards. I came home, went to the archives and saw your "Paperclip" post. Went back to the boat the next day and in fifteen minutes had two halyards replaced. Thanks for the tip! Joe Mullee
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you are welcome!
Joe: Ain't that slick! We have done this so many times now that I wonder why anyone would do it any other way. It is very quick and also just about as safe as sewing too. The paper clip acts like a hinge when it goes over the sheaves. That little piece of metal is very strong and once you have some tape over the joint I do not know if you could pull them apart if you try.
Joe: Ain't that slick! We have done this so many times now that I wonder why anyone would do it any other way. It is very quick and also just about as safe as sewing too. The paper clip acts like a hinge when it goes over the sheaves. That little piece of metal is very strong and once you have some tape over the joint I do not know if you could pull them apart if you try.
heat shrink
Hey what about using heat shrinkable tubing. I am going to try that when I replace my halyards. Tim Welsh
Hey what about using heat shrinkable tubing. I am going to try that when I replace my halyards. Tim Welsh
Tim
That would have to be some pretty big tubing depending on the halyard size. All I know is that I replaced two 110', 1/2" halyards in fifteen minutes using Steve's method. The halyards are actualy held together with the metal from the clip. I'd be concerned that the tubing would hold. Good luck.
That would have to be some pretty big tubing depending on the halyard size. All I know is that I replaced two 110', 1/2" halyards in fifteen minutes using Steve's method. The halyards are actualy held together with the metal from the clip. I'd be concerned that the tubing would hold. Good luck.
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