[C320-list] replacing the main halyard

[Walter Schaffer]

tks John, we are looking to replace in spring.
Bohemian II


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 From: John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com>
To: C320-List at catalina320.com 
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] replacing the main halyard
 
I just looked at the manual

http://www.fairwind.org/boats/C320/Catalina320Manual.pdf

and the length of the each of the 4 halyards is 115 feet.

With the main halyard fastened to the hand rail there is still more than 10
or 15 feet on the loose end aft of the clutch. This is enough to shortened
the halyard by a foot for several yeas.

John M
Wind Chime 406
Muskegon MI

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Walter Schaffer <bohpilot at yahoo.com>wrote:

> What length replacement halyard is everyone in agreement with for 320?
>
> Walt Schaffer
> 1998 Bohemian II #515
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 9:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] replacing the main halyard
>
> Another idea to extend the life of your running rigging is to periodically
> remove about a foot from the working end (i.e., the end that attaches to
> something.)  This changes the location where the line sits on sheaves and
> clutches.  For the light kind of sailing most of us do, "periodically"
> means
> every 2 or 3 ears.
>
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 #62 "Warr De Mar"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Utility Email [mailto:kswanson123 at comcast.net]
> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 1:35 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] replacing the main halyard
>
> Gene,
>
> I did the same type of temporary splice when replacing my halyard.  It
> worked very well.  The line I used was new England Ropes Sta Set X.  It is
> a
> pretty basic low stretch line with a good wear characteristics and a good
> "hand" (feel).  You can usually find it on sale at WM if you are patient.
> Sampson also makes a good competing line.  They are based here in the PNW
> and their lines are excellent.  If you are even in Seattle, go the
> Fisheries
> Supply near Gasworks Park on Lake Union.  They have an excellent selection
> of sailing lines by all of the manufactures and are also very
> knowledgeable.
> They also have a swap meet every year that you really must attend at least
> once.  Boaters come from all over the PNW to participate.  Great deals on
> gear and a lot of fun.
>
> Since the wear points for the main halyard are at the turning points and
> the
> rope clutch, I have read where others have swapped the ends of the halyard
> and/or trimmed the end and installed a new eye splice and just reused the
> original line.  My thoughts are that given the importance of the line, the
> fact that is is always exposed 24/7, hard to inspect, and the loads on the
> line, that replacing it is more prudent for the $100 to $200 that is costs.
>
>
> It is nice to see another C320IA poster here in the PNW.  There are a bunch
> of active posters in the Chesapeake area, several in California, but very
> few here in the Great PNW where we have world class sailing and cruising in
> the crystal clear waters of Puget Sound, the San Juan and Gulf Islands, and
> Desolation Sound.  We have exceptional destination sailing like Rhode
> Island
> and the parts of east coast without the harsh winter weather, humid summer
> weather, murky water, and severe weather!
>
> Good luck with your project.
>
> Dave
>
> Dave Swanson
> S/V Emily Ann
> 2007 C320 MK II, No. 1107
> Mukilteo, Washington
>
>
> On Sep 9, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Gene Helfman <genehelfman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Our main halyard developed a hernia that hangs up at the clutch,
> > dodger eyelet, etc, so we figure it's time to replace it.  I'm
> > concerned about proper threading through the invisible interior mast
> > blocks and guides (no idea what's hiding in there).  My plan is to
> > join (abutt) the new and old halyards end to end with strong
> > threading, then place a section of duct tape that overlaps the joint
> > and stitch that too to create one continuous rope.  Has anyone had
> > experience with this?  Any recommendations on the best line to use for
> the
> replacement?
> >
> > thanks,
> > gene
> > Satori #398
> > --
> > Gene Helfman, Professor Emeritus
> > Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia PERMANENT address:
> >    498 Shoreland Dr., Lopez Is., WA 98261
> >    (360) 468-2136
> >    genehelfman at gmail.com
> >
> > "Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, Teach a man to fish and
> > he'll deplete the
> >      oceans."
> >
> > The Book of Bob, Ironies 24:7
>