Hi Ian, M I did this job on my 29-1. Mast down, mast cap off..... dollars for Harken halyard sheaves. The fit required some minor widening and cleaning up of the cast. This was part of a program to ease halyard control and effort. Replacement mast base blocks, organizers and clutches added up to a Beach Holiday just for the parts.
Don Viking 34 ....like to buy a nice 29-1 with cruising keel all on an aluminum launch ramp trailer! > On Oct 13, 2014, at 7:46 PM, Ian Matthew via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Greetings from the San Francisco Bay. I have been very quiet on this list > for a while but now I am need of some advice from this very knowledgeable > group. > > I have replaced my jib halyards with Endura and have peeled back the cover > for about the length of the forestay. Unfortunately the halyard falls off > the sheave and on inspection the sheaves are the original double-grooved > sheave for wire halyards. I have a roller furling setup with twin groove > foil and for longer races where the wind strength can change, I have tried > dropping the upper furler and setting up to peel sails if necessary. On the > very few occasions I have tried this, the halyard has dropped off the sheave > and you know the rest! > > I have tried putting nylon spacers between the sheaves without success, so I > feel the only solution is to replace the sheaves. However, this is a bigger > problem since I will have to lift the mast cap to get at the rod supporting > the sheaves. And since the forestay and the backstay are attached to mast > cap, I think the only way to do this is to unstep the mast. > > Somebody suggested that an alternative is to use a crane and send the rigger > up the crane - I think it would be less expensive and better to have the mast > out of the boat. > > I have never removed a keel-stepped mast before - any guidance in getting > ready to do this, and any other advice would be really appreciated. Thanks. > > Ian Matthew > "Siento el Viento" C&C 29-1 > San Francisco Bay > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
