When I removed my jib for winter cleanning last fall, I did not tie off the hylard. You guessed it, the hylard traveled very fast up the mast and fell ever so quickly on the deck! That OPPORTUNITY allowed me to wash and clean everything, but now it's time to travel up the mast, this will be my first, and feed the hylard over the pulley, down the inside of the mast, and hope like heck it appears at the base of the mast ready to be pulled thru the pulley. So that's my problem, any solutions out there???? Thanks for any ideas. PS there's a reason for Stopper Knots!!!!!
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You got it
Sounds like you have a handle on what you have to do. One suggestion: if you have a spinnaker halyard, I'd recommend using that as a backup for the main. You can never have too many safety lines when you're that far off the deck! You might also take up a couple of tools & a can of lube (I like Boeshield) for a little routine maintenance. And be sure to have a burly man on the winch!
LaDonna
Sounds like you have a handle on what you have to do. One suggestion: if you have a spinnaker halyard, I'd recommend using that as a backup for the main. You can never have too many safety lines when you're that far off the deck! You might also take up a couple of tools & a can of lube (I like Boeshield) for a little routine maintenance. And be sure to have a burly man on the winch!
LaDonnaPlan Ahead
Jan, Before you make the climb, think ahead and make sure there isn't any other maintence or updates that could also be accomplished at the same time. Like LaDonna mentioned, take extra tools and lube just in case. Check your bulbs in lighting and be prepared to replace if necessary, etc. etc. Might save you another trip up the mast sooner than you want. Robert
Jan, Before you make the climb, think ahead and make sure there isn't any other maintence or updates that could also be accomplished at the same time. Like LaDonna mentioned, take extra tools and lube just in case. Check your bulbs in lighting and be prepared to replace if necessary, etc. etc. Might save you another trip up the mast sooner than you want. Robert
Chase string
When I ran my new spinnaker halyard, I tied a string (at least mast length) to the end of the haylard and, once up the mast, fed it down the inside. Prior to ascending, I tied a fishing weight (8oz or whatever you have handy) onto the other end. The person on deck (who cranked me up) carefully fished for the line just inside the mast exit with a small hook (made from coat hanger). It's a lot easier to grab a string than a halyard. Pulled the string and halyard through the mast exit and... voila! Another tip is to add weight (ballast) to one side of the boat to induce heeling towards the side of the mast where the exit is located. A person, a garbage can full of water, etc. Another way would be to pull the boat to one side with a spare halyard, depending on where the boat is located. Best of luck and happy fishing! Trevor
When I ran my new spinnaker halyard, I tied a string (at least mast length) to the end of the haylard and, once up the mast, fed it down the inside. Prior to ascending, I tied a fishing weight (8oz or whatever you have handy) onto the other end. The person on deck (who cranked me up) carefully fished for the line just inside the mast exit with a small hook (made from coat hanger). It's a lot easier to grab a string than a halyard. Pulled the string and halyard through the mast exit and... voila! Another tip is to add weight (ballast) to one side of the boat to induce heeling towards the side of the mast where the exit is located. A person, a garbage can full of water, etc. Another way would be to pull the boat to one side with a spare halyard, depending on where the boat is located. Best of luck and happy fishing! Trevor
might try this
There is a tool electricians use for pulling wire through conduit. They call it a fish line. It is a solid strand of tool steel that comes with a a roll up case. The cable end can be bent into a narrow hook and taped closed to get through the mast with out hooking up on anything. I used one to pull a topping lift line through the boom. You may be able to run it through the mast and out the end to hook a line on it and pull it through. Try from the bottom up and when the tape bottoms out you can turn it and coax it along. If no luck try through the top down when the tape nears the exit roller you may have to hook it with a piece of wire or needle nose pliers. I poked the end of the tape through the line and taped it closed before pulling the line through the boom so it would not come off during pulling it through. Hope this helps and good luck. Is lowering the mast an option?
There is a tool electricians use for pulling wire through conduit. They call it a fish line. It is a solid strand of tool steel that comes with a a roll up case. The cable end can be bent into a narrow hook and taped closed to get through the mast with out hooking up on anything. I used one to pull a topping lift line through the boom. You may be able to run it through the mast and out the end to hook a line on it and pull it through. Try from the bottom up and when the tape bottoms out you can turn it and coax it along. If no luck try through the top down when the tape nears the exit roller you may have to hook it with a piece of wire or needle nose pliers. I poked the end of the tape through the line and taped it closed before pulling the line through the boom so it would not come off during pulling it through. Hope this helps and good luck. Is lowering the mast an option?
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