I wonder if the halyard is still a little pregnant there from the splice - maybe caused the jam. They make borescopes pretty affordable now, only a half inch diameter, and pretty long and they plug right into your phone-=we used one to look for my sunglasses at the bottom of the slip, I was pretty impressed at how far they have come for the money.
Bill Coleman Erie On Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM John Read via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Richard Bush <[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 < > [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 > > 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://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly > appreciated. > 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://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly > appreciated. >
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