Is there any abrasion on the halyard sheath? ~Dan
--- On Mon, 3/22/10, Don Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: From: Don Brooks <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IC27A] Way Too Much Tension on the Halyards Under Load - Please Advise To: [email protected] Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 10:09 AM Michael, If you are having difficulty hoisting a person up the mast with a cabin top winch, that's normal. You should be able to hoist the mainsail all the way up by hand with moderate effort. The boom should be perpendicular to the mast, or slightly higher to keep the leach loose. If that is not the case, then you should look for a problem. Is your halyard showing any unusual signs of wear? That could indicate a binding block at the base of the mast or cabin top. Your halyards could be twisted together inside of the mast or binding on the electrical wiring at the mast base. Don, #6293, Niceville, FL --- On Sun, 3/21/10, Michael <mlong9...@aol. com> wrote: From: Michael <mlong9...@aol. com> Subject: [IC27A] Way Too Much Tension on the Halyards Under Load - Please Advise To: ic...@yahoogroups. com Date: Sunday, March 21, 2010, 10:22 AM I was having a lot of difficulty hoisting the main so I lubed the entire track, the cars on the main and checked for obstructions on the way up. I went all the way up to the top to see if there were any obstructions up there like maybe the halyard jumping off of the sheave or maybe even a broken one. Because of the difficulty in hoisting me on the main halyard, I decided to come down and go up on the jib halyard. I had the same problem. Both halyards move up and down effortlessly, without friction, but the moment there is any load, it takes tremendous energy to pull them up. All of the sheaves spin freely and are intact. I lubed everything at the masthead and cannot figure out why they aren't working properly. The halyards are rope and obviously internal and appear to be in good condition. If anyone has experience with this or any ideas on what to do, I would really appreciate them. Thank you, Michael
