I’ve seen some running rigging get hung up on spreader mounting hardware, especially on through bolts attaching left and right side spreaders. What other lights and electrical devices are mast mounted? Spreader lights? Radar? Foredeck light? Does the halyard exit through a fitting on the side of the mast or does in exit right at the base?
I’ve seen some riggers and sailing school folks use something called a mast snake (similar to a plumbers snake with a hook on the end) to free up snagged lines and in some cases to feed a new line either up or down a mast, usually on a one design boat like a Sonar or Etchells. Reeving a new halyard will be far easier if you can retrieve the old one up through the masthead. Running a new halyard down a mast without a messenger line can be a time consuming PITA. Chuck Gilchrest From: Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2025 3:27 PM To: Stus-List <[email protected]> Cc: Hoyt, Mike <[email protected]> Subject: Stus-List Re: Halyard stuck in mast advice Thanks John No. It does not appear to be stuck in the sheave. I cannot see any trace of the halyard and the sheave turns freely Mike From: John Read via CnC-List < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2025 4:05 PM To: 'Stus-List' < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> Cc: John Read < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> Subject: Stus-List Re: Halyard stuck in mast advice Mike Is the halyard jammed by the sheave? Would removing the sheave free things up?? John Read Legacy III 1982 C&C 34 Noank, CT From: Richard Bush via CnC-List Sent: Monday, November 10, 2025 10: 35 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@ cnc-list. com> Mike Is the halyard jammed by the sheave? Would removing the sheave free things up?? John Read Legacy III 1982 C&C 34 Noank, CT From: Richard Bush via CnC-List Sent: Monday, November 10, 2025 10:35 AM To: Stus-List < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> Cc: Richard Bush < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> Subject: Stus-List Re: Halyard stuck in mast advice Mike, can you tell where inside the mast the jam is located? On my mast, (1985 vintage) the top plate is bolted on and can be removed; if it s way down inside the mast, then possibly remove the steaming light and see if you can access it from there? Good luck! Richard 1985 C &C 37 CB: Ohio River, Mile 596; Richard N. Bush Law Offices 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220 (502) 584-7255 On Monday, November 10, 2025 at 09:44:56 AM EST, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> wrote: At the end of the season our starboard spinnaker halyard parted 15 inches from the snap shackle. At the time the halyard would not pull down through the mast. After unstepping the mast for the season I tried playing with the other spin and jib halyards to see if this could nudge it loose. It did not. The halyard is still just shy of full hoist and jammed inside the mast. The other spin halyard and the jib and main halyards seem to be running freely Any thoughts on how I can retrieve this halyard from the mast? This is a standard white painted aluminum mast from the mid eighties. Think C&C 33-2 mast Thanks in advance Mike Hoyt Persistence Halifax, NS <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.hoytsailing.com__;!!CmXilJi6!ZCdazAujbZnvCbluBljw4z5YVwI7a_hLY9-2XzL5mEoDtKARV3pknYNZmfM174smZyCmtsRWTHEwhRXuyhatCw$> www.hoytsailing.com November is the time of the year when my Internet bills come in. It's also the time when you can show your appreciation of this list and the C&C Photo Album. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray__;!!CmXilJi6!ZCdazAujbZnvCbluBljw4z5YVwI7a_hLY9-2XzL5mEoDtKARV3pknYNZmfM174smZyCmtsRWTHEwhRWcTjSbTg$> https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly appreciated.
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