[C320-list] Main Halyard

[hcreech at comcast.net]

Years ago when my main halyard broke because the wrong type shakle was attached to it and eventually cut through.  I was new to this stuff and did not know any better .  A buddy and I replaced it.  One of us went topside and dropped the end of the halyard from the top of the mast so we could mark it  by dropping it down the outside of the mast and then marking the length where it would be just below the access holes where the halyard exits the mast.  We then attached fishing weights to the end that would be coming down the mast.  We dropped the weighed end until we came to the mark then fished it out with a coat hanger.  It took several tries but was not as hard as I thought it would be, but it did require two people.
Sincerely,
Herb Creech
Cloud Chaser #606

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From: "Charles Greenwell" <CGreenwell at sparusa.com>
> Any ideas on how to run a new main halyard when there is no messenger line in 
> the mast?  Is this a job for a rigger? 
> 
> I climbed up there and tried but could not get the new messenger or halyard to 
> run down the mast.
> 
> I won’t go into the details on why I need to do this… lets just say the trimmer 
> was a little over zealous on the hoist and at 6’ 2” and 240 lbs of muscle, I was 
> a little reluctant to smack him upside the head.
> 
> Randy
> 
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Sincerely,
Herb Creech
Cloud Chaser #606