Scott Stitch (sail needle and waxed polyester) the end of the messenger butt to butt on the appropriate (fwd for jib, aft for main) halyard. A wrap of elecrtical tape and you should be able to pull it through. If you still have the original halyards in, rig the messenger the same way, stitch the ends together, tape, and use the old halyard to pull the messenger through.
Island Boatyard? Peter Z Snagglepuss #2622 -----Original Message----- From: scott kesler <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, Apr 22, 2010 7:10 pm Subject: [IC27A] Re: halyard relacement Hi Every One, Thanks for all your great replies, and thanks for the offer on the sheave, however the halyard is external. Also, the boat yard I'm in on Shelter Island N.Y. does not have a crane or cherry picker. If I understand correctly you are using the wire/rope halyard. Once you had the messenger installed, did you the attached the rope end or the wire end to it? I assumed I would reverse the process for the opposite halyard, yes. Also, is there a possibility for snagging in the sheave at the point where the two lines taper together?
