[C320-list] Time To Replace Halyards

[Warren Updike]

Bruce, before going to the cost and effort to replace halyards, make sure the sheaves at the top of the mast are in good condition. Your mast and boom are likely a different brand than on our #62. On ours, the sheaves are plastic and were brittle and in some the edges were cracked or broken. It's not a big deal to open the mast head and replace the sheaves on the ground. A horse of a different color in the air.

Warren and Pattie Updike
1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
Middle River, Chesapeake Bay



-----Original Message-----
From: swampcreek42 [mailto:swampcreek42 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 1:11 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com; 320
Subject: [C320-list] Time To Replace Halyards

It's time to replace my main and jib halyard. The main is starting to chafe so that's definitely getting changed. The jib halyard was recently replaced by the PO but is a larger diameter of 7/16s (?) and gets hung up when taking the sail down at the end of the season. Anyway, I have found a BUNCH of choices, regular Samson, New England V100, T900, Endura, etc. (Currently looking hard at NE V-100). I'm posting here for advice from anyone who has done this and what experience or suggestions would they have before I spend some major cash on something I might regret later.
Thanks,Bruce Hunter Nauti Time #719