I replaced the wire-rope halyards on both my 25 and my 38 with all rope. No problem with the sheeves on either. And I stitched a messemger line to the end of the rope, pulled out the old halyard, stitched the messenger to the end of the new halyard, and pulled it down through the mast. Easy-Peesy.
And as a bonus, if you still have the oversized halyards made of yacht braid, you can switch to a modern line and go down a size or two on the diameter. Rick Brass Imzadi C&C 38 mk 2 la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via CnC-List Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 4:38 PM To: C&C List <[email protected]> Cc: Josh Muckley <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List Messenger line to wire halyard I used electrical tape. I can't recall any drama from exchanging the halyards. I changed from wire-rope to all rope. I recommend that you consider doing the same. The wire can chew up the sheeve and everything inside the mast. When it starts to fail you get fish hooks which are dangerous and even more damaging. The wire was used because of its low stretch properties but now with modern fibers you can accomplish the same and reduce the weight aloft. With all rope you can filp the line end for end or freshen up the shackle end. https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8pEh5lnvP1ySGpOTUdGRW9xdzQ As for the sheeve. Since it was made for a rope-wire it is likely that it will accommodate an all rope halyard. My sheeve was a v-groove which facilitated my wire or rope up to 7/16" or 1/2". Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD
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