[C320-list] Replace Main Halyard

[Jon Vez]

I remove my halyards at the end of every season. I keep my old halyards for
messengers. Since I really want to avoid fishing out a halyard at all costs,
for the first few seasons I butted the ends together and ran a few threads
through each halyard and then duct tape length wise. After a few seasons,
I've gotten very comfortable with just the duct tape. I use one wrap around
the ends (end to end) and then overlap that with about a foot of tape length
wise...no issues in 7 years.

Karl--110 is the right amount as I've used this length for about 7 years
now. As for splicing--the VPC is not the easiest to get a good splice in....

Regards,

Jon Vez
Solstice #582

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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Replace Main Halyard

Mike,

I am about to do the same on my 2000 C320.

I decided on 10mm VPC (New England Ropes) as a good compromise between  
cost and performance (ie. stretch).
Happens to be on sale at West Maine right now for .67/foot but is  
backordered so it may take some time for your local store to get it in (I  
was told first week of August). SKU is 10538569. Owners manual calls for  
115' but I seem to have too much of a tail even when the shackle is  
dropped and tied off, so I ordered 110'.
I double-checked vs. the sailplan dimensions and this seems more than  
adequate for length.

I plan on cutting the old shackle off and splicing an eye into one end of  
the new halyard for the shackle. Then I will attach the other end of the  
new halyard to the end of the old halyard where I just removed the  
shackle. That way I can use the old halyard as a messenger for the new  
one. Just make sure you attach the two securely. I plan on butting them to  
each other and then sewing them together. I may then lightly tape the  
"joint" to make sure it passes around everything easily.

Regards,
Karl

On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:23:03 -0400, <mikepxx at adelphia.net> wrote:

> I need to replace my main halyard and I have a few questions.
> 1) what's the best way to do this? Can I do it without going up the mast?
> 2) type and size (length and diameter) of replacement?
> My hull number is 734 and my sailing consists of coastal cruising.
> Thanks,
> Mike P
> Sent from my iPhone
>



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Karl Mielenhausen
Catalina 320 Hull 690
New Bern, NC

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