Ah, Seabrook…my old home town. If you need some professional help, I was in the business there and know all the “players”.
Mark, Gratis (6115) NOLA From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Mitchell Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 10:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IC27A] Replacing Main Halyard Fantastic! Thanks Ralph, I'll do it this weekend and report back! Chris Pier Pressure #4046 Seabrook TX --- On Sun, 12/13/09, Ralph Ahseln <[email protected] <mailto:rahseln%40comcast.net> > wrote: From: Ralph Ahseln <[email protected] <mailto:rahseln%40comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [IC27A] Replacing Main Halyard To: [email protected] <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> Date: Sunday, December 13, 2009, 9:40 PM Chris, Yes, Use the old halyard as a messenger to the New line....... It's easy to do. It may sound daunting doing the method I've used, (described here)..... but it doesn't increase the total diameter like Tape Wrap will. Which might have trouble running through a sheave. Cut a clean end on the Old Halyard.... Cut a clean end on the NEW line. Put BOTH ends close to each other.( I clamp one end).... So that each end is about a Half Inch from each other Using a propane torch or something hot enough to melt the ends. Apply to both end simultaneously. When both are just at the MELT stage,, Jamb them together. They will Fuse to each other . That "Join " is stronger than any other method used. In fact I've used it to join the ends of my Genny Furler. Making large line for my hands, small line for the spool. It's been in service for 10 years now. With no sign of failure. If you feel a little uncomfortable with Just the melt trick, try stitching a couple strong threads to make you feel more secure.. When both lines are Joined, simply pull the old halyard up and through, pulling the new stuff with it. Have fun. Ralph Ahseln "Oblio" C-27 Lying: Portland OR. Of course you could just Stitch it, but unless you are very careful, one can have stitches pull out ----- Original Message ----- From: chrismitchell45 To: ic...@yahoogroups. com Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 6:10 PM Subject: [IC27A] Replacing Main Halyard Hello all, I have been working on my rigging the last few days and noticed that my main halyard has several weak and frayed places on it. I need to replace it but I'm not real comfortable going up the mast with the jib halyard either. My boat is a 1978 with external halyards. I'm wondering if it is possible to use the new halyard as a messenger line and just run it through. I haven't seen the sheave's so I've no idea what it looks like at the top and whether or not it will pull through. Has anyone here had to do this? Thanks Chris Pier Pressure #4046 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
