I'm guessing your halyard wrap had little to do with wire vs rope halyard. My intuition says wire halyards are less prone to wrap. Like Josh said, determine why first. Harken recommends a minimum of 7-10 degrees divergence between the halyard and forestay. If your halyard parallels the forestay and/or it doesn't have enough tension, it has the potential to wrap. If your furler is a Harken, you might consider a halyard restrainer to achieve the angle of divergence to prevent wrap.
No problem with you switching to all rope. That's a good way to go. Just make sure you've solved the wrap issue or your rope halyard will also wrap. Dennis C. On Sat, Nov 12, 2016 at 6:15 PM, Derek McLeod via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Anyone have experience going from wire/rope halyards to all rope? One of > my two wire genoa halyards got twisted around the furler this spring > prompting me to want to replace them. > > I gather I have to investigate the mast sheaves to see if they are > appropriate for the job. On the cabin top I have 2 double Lewmar clutches > on each side. The only marking I could find on them is 9.5-12, which I > assume is the line size range in mm. From what I have read, if I use a > smaller dyneema line, it can be bulked up in the clutch area. Any other > tips or considerations? > > Thanks, > > Derek McLeod > > Aileron, 1983 C&C 29-2 > Toronto > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >
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