Mike, I had a similar issue in my LF38. I bought an endoscope camera that connected to my iPhone and used one of the existing holes in the mast. I had to use a stiff metal rod and zip tie the endoscope to it.
/John > On Nov 10, 2025, at 9:45 AM, 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.
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