Rather than raise the sail you can transfer the line to the top and do the same thing. We did that on are storm jib to prevent any unusual surprises by allowing the double swivel to ride where it normally does.
Phil Agur <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip C270 LE #184 MMSI 366901790 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Savlin Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 2:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IC27A] Shredded jib halyard - fixing without stepping mast? Thanks Phil and John for the advice! The halyard restrainer looks like a very good idea. We did some work today and determined that the top of the extrusion is what chafed the halyard. (I did note that it was exceptionally windy, 25+ knots, when it was cut!) We referred to the furler manual and determined that our jib was too far down the pole. We took a short length of line and, after about an hour's trial and error, fitted it between the tack and the drum -- previously attached directly via just a shackle. This brought the top swivel to within about an inch of the top of the extrusion. The halyard is now completely clear of the extrusion as a result. The manual made it clear that it's bad to have more than an inch or inch and a half between the extrusion top and the swivel -- and we experienced exactly why, it appears. John's advice for a way to get above the mast head is helpful too. For now, we won't have a spinnaker halyard so we may just rent some time at a crane, too :) Happy Sailing! On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 2:07 PM, John Harker <jhar...@sbcglobal. <mailto:jharker%40sbcglobal.net> net> wrote: > > > I replaced the sheaves at the top of the mast and it turned out to be > pretty straightforward. They are held in by pins secured by cotter > pins. Note the order of things before disassembling. I brought a > curved piece of metal to hook under the sheave to prevent it falling and > help position it. Also it helps to be higher than a bosun's chair will > get you - so your eyes are a foot or so above the mast instead of level > with the top. I brought an old tubular nylon climbing ladder and > draped it over the top evenly and stood in the rungs on either side like > stirrups to get this extra height. You could make something similar of > rope. > > Mine had aged, worn and cracked to the point the jib halyard jammed. I > replaced them with some nifty metal w/ball bearing ones from Catalina > Direct. > > John Harker C27 'Prana' #6261 Santa Cruz > > > dsavlin wrote: > > > > > > > > So, while sailing in fierce 25 knot winds today, our jib was REALLY hard > > to re-furl. (We have an old Hood Systems furler.) We both scratched our > > heads on that. We know we need a better way to keep the drum bottom half > > from turning as much as it does now, as it chafes the furling line but > > it was never as difficult to furl as it was today. > > > > And then I notice something "up there". Shock and horror, there's the > > jib halyard, about an inch or two, shredded and hanging. I gave the > > halyard a tug (from the cockpit) and sure enough it was loose. > > > > So problem #1 is figuring out how it got cut. I think something's up > > with the furler at the top, the length of remaining halyard attached to > > the sail appears to put it right at the top of the furling pole, where > > the forestay cable/fitting goes up the rest of the way. I'll get some > > photos tomorrow to share. > > > > Problem #2 is how to run new halyards. (Our spinnaker halyard is old and > > due for replacement anyway. Thankfully it's still fully rigged though.) > > > > I was thinking this: > > > > 1. Remove block at base of mast for forward halyards. > > 2. Attach two new halyards to bottom of current Spinnaker Halyard (SH). > > 3. Go to top of mast (bosun's chair / main halyard + spinnaker halyard > > as safety backup) > > 4. Pull on the old SH and get both lines to the top. > > 5. Remove both forward sheaves. > > 6. Separate the new halyards and reinstall sheaves. This will be a pain > > in the rear... > > 7. Repair / make safe the rigging at the top so we don't have to do this > > again. > > 8. Fish bottom of lines through the block we removed and reinstall. > > 9. Enjoy a frosty cold beverage. > > > > What do you fellas think? And your thoughts of what went wrong? We've > > had this boat for 6 years, it's not like we've been shredding halyards > > all this time. Thankfully. :) > > > > My #1 concern is the furler. I could swear I see the fitting that > > connects the top of the furling pole to the masthead looking twisted .. > > and I don't think it's supposed to look twisted. But I might be wrong! > > The furler spun fairly freely by hand at dock. > > > > Appreciate the ideas in advance, > > > > David > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
