Sew them together, end to end, then tape lightly with some plastic tape or medical tape. When I buy halyards, I have a shackle braided into one end. They put a pull loop into the other end.
John Emmerich 5874 Fortitude > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Oppenheimer > Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 8:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: catalina27-talk: Twisting mainsheet, halyards, and such > > > I checked my mainsheet blocks yesterday and found that indeed, they have > locking screws. There are actually two apposed locking screws. I did not > have the correct screwdriver with me, so will lock them down next time. > They are not Sheafer blocks, but some other USA brand starting with a "S." > > Also while there I measured my halyards. It seems that the PO must have > purchased a spool of 3/8" polyester double braid and just replaced > everything with it. So the jib halyards bind in the mast sheaves, and > the mainsheet is too stiff to "run" through the blocks. So on my > Christmas list there will be New England Regatta Single Brade for the > mainsheet and some Sta-Set X jib halyards. (The Catalina book specifies > 5/16 halyards and 3/8 sheets) > > Anyone have a good way of binding new to old halyards such that I can > pull the new ones through without loosing the end somewhere in the > middle half up the mast? > > John > C-27 #5956 Austin, TX >
