Glad to help! On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 20:12 CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Josh, > Thanks for sharing the picture. Now I know I can mount my Harken > restrainer properly onto the mast and not worry so much about having room > for the headstay/furler. > > Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute 1989 C&C 34R, Pasadena, Md > > > On April 7, 2020 at 6:59 PM Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I have the same piece. I think it acts as a chafe guard and fairlead to > prevent the spin halyards from having added friction on the sheave box > since it is not unusual for spin takedowns to be more up wind or broad > wind. > > Are you getting halyard wear 7 or so inches from the shackle? From the > looks of it that would be the only option. I get wear and I'm quite sure > that it comes from the halyard restrainer which you can see in the > picture. The restrainer ensures 7° to 10° of separation from the furler so > that you don't get a halyard wrap. > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G1Anc3Fr0tA5POyShj3cMdfDCVlqk-im/view?usp=drivesdk > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 07:37 David Knecht via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I think I have found the source of the wear on my genoa halyard and I > believe it is the stainless steel piece that all three halyards run > through. The genoa halyard sits against the bottom edge of that plate > where I can imagine it sawing back and forth. You can see it in these > photos: > https://photos.app.goo.gl/cHm4Ddo7wY1eFWug6 > > What is unclear to me is what purpose that piece serves. I don’t see > anything like it on any of the other masts on the mast rack that I have > looked at. I am very tempted to remove it, but wanted the input from the > group before I do that. Thanks- Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > >
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