Hey Mike, It’s possible that your little used port spin Halyard was crossed inside the mast by another Halyard that was going up and down frequently and sawed through the little used one. Check your other Halyards and you might find that they’re just fine.
Ken H. On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Just ordered a Borescope from amazon. $50 for 32 ft > > > > Checked on mast today. Yes the cap is welded in place. Access points are > halyard exists, steaming light, vhf wire exit and of course mast base > > > > Is arriving Saturday. May be interesting > > > > The sad part is that this was our seldom used port side spin halyard. If > it parted then our oft used port halyard will also need replacing. Last > time I replaced a spin sheet it was $300 just for the line and the splice. > Halyard is longer and prices have gone up. $$$ > > > > Gotta love boats! > > > > Mike Hoyt > > Persistence > > Halifax, NS > > > > > > *From:* Bill Coleman via CnC-List <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, November 10, 2025 5:20 PM > *To:* Stus-List <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Bill Coleman <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Stus-List Re: Halyard stuck in mast advice > > > > 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 > > 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 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/2950+Breckenridge+Lane?entry=gmail&source=g>, > 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 > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.hoytsailing.com__;!!CmXilJi6!c0jiF9E-ZTVyUNaouC-k4OUck8YRw5fGQ7FwSSTrDy4vLJjDNprPYUWR_zuNCSPKfm1r-vuW3kKMVJwdS7hsew$> > > November is the time of the year when my Internet bills come in. It's > also the time when you can show your appreciation of this list and the C&C > Photo Album. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: > https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray__;!!CmXilJi6!c0jiF9E-ZTVyUNaouC-k4OUck8YRw5fGQ7FwSSTrDy4vLJjDNprPYUWR_zuNCSPKfm1r-vuW3kKMVJyptpF4mQ$> > 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 > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray__;!!CmXilJi6!c0jiF9E-ZTVyUNaouC-k4OUck8YRw5fGQ7FwSSTrDy4vLJjDNprPYUWR_zuNCSPKfm1r-vuW3kKMVJyptpF4mQ$> > 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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