I’ve had all rope halyards on my boat for about 15 years and have never needed 
to add extra cover to reduce chafe.   I’d give it a try and see if you need to 
do it before going to the trouble of adding the cover.   

Just my two cents. 


Mike Brannon
Virginia Lee 93295
C&C 36 CB
Virginia Beach, VA



> On Mar 11, 2020, at 1:29 PM, Paul Hood via CnC-List <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> I had a wire/rope halyard break late fall.  It had a lot of age and broke on
> the wire at the sheave.  I was going to replace all halyards to rope this
> spring.  Comments in general are making me think.  Sheaves seams fine still.
> Joel, what is a halyard end cover? 
> 
> Paul Hood
> '81 C&C34 Georgian bay
> 
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 11:12:37 -0400
> From: Joel Aronson <[email protected]>
> To: cnc-list <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Stus-List wire-to-rope vs rope
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> Joe,
> Unless the sheave was damaged, it should not be an issue.  You could add a
> cover to the end of the halyard.
> Joel
> 
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