I jut replaced my halyards this last summer and also added a second job halyard and clutches.
Originally I had just one Jib halyard and the main halyard led back to either side of the cockpit where there was a single horn cleat and single halyard winch on each side of the companionway., When adding the second jib halyard I also added halyard clutches (Lewmar D1 doubles) on each side so that I ended up with both jib halyards led to one clutch pair on the Stbd side of the cabin top. I then led the spin halyard back to the cockpit and paired the main and spin halyards on the port side of the cabin top to the other new clutch. Remember he halyard sizes are limited by the sheave size at the mast top and if you can find the manual you may find the original line size chart. In my case, my halyards are 3/8". Based on recommendations, I chose to replace them with New England's VPC double braid for halyards. I used white/red speck for port halyard, white with green speck for stbd halyard. For main halyard, I used white with blue spec. For Spinnaker I had trouble finding a 4th color from Defender or West Marine in VPC, so I deviated and used a 38" Black with white spec Sta-set. For Jib and main sheets I have up sized to 9/16" yacht braid which makes handling easier. Mine are red with white spec just because it goes with the overall boat color scheme.... nothing else special about the sheet colors. The spin sheets are 3/8' stay set, while with red spec. (reversed from jib colors). They are not up-sized to keep their weight down for light air use. Not sure what the British color scheme rationale was but this seems to work for me. Regards Jim S/V Strong Tower 1977 C&C 29 mk1 North East, MD On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 8:24 AM, <cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Send CnC-List mailing list submissions to > cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > cnc-list-ow...@cnc-list.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of CnC-List digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: New lines and hayalards (ROD STRIGHT) > 2. Re: New lines and hayalards (Chuck Gilchrest) > 3. Toronto Boat Show (Chuck Gilchrest) > 4. Re: New lines and hayalards (ROD STRIGHT) > 5. Re: Colours for New lines and hayalards (Hoyt, Mike) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 08:26:34 -0400 > From: ROD STRIGHT <strig...@eastlink.ca> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List New lines and hayalards > Message-ID: <001401d38ad7$6bede1b0$43c9a510$@eastlink.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Check out Cajun Ropes in Yarmouth. > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of T power > via CnC-List > Sent: January 11, 2018 7:30 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: T power <sv_invic...@outlook.com> > Subject: Stus-List New lines and hayalards > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I'm thinking of replacing all of the sheets and halyards on Invictus, > hoping > for some insight. > > > > Dennis of Touche posted a note about color designation that I thought was > interesting but I forgot to copy it. > > > > Looking for recommendations of size type and color of lines and halyards > for > a cruising sailboat that may enter a fun club race once in a while. > > > > Thanks for any help, > > > > Cheers. > > > > Tom Power > > Invictus > > C&C 30 MK1 > > Fredericton, NB > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list. > com/attachments/20180111/71af389d/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 08:01:54 -0500 > From: Chuck Gilchrest <csgilchr...@comcast.net> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List New lines and hayalards > Message-ID: <f531023f-dc0b-49bf-b2f0-b954fb6a2...@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Cajun uses Novabraid Rope for their sheets and Halyards. Novabraid makes a > blended Spectra core rope called Argus that is less stretchy than polyester > double braid. It?s what I use for halyards on Half Magic. XLE is my > choice for jib sheets and Novalite HP for Spinnaker Sheets. All Canadian > made too! > Full disclosure, I work for Novatec Braids Ltd in marketing and product > development... > > Chuck Gilchrest > Half Magic > 1983 35 Landfall > Padanaram MA > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 11, 2018, at 7:26 AM, ROD STRIGHT via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > Check out Cajun Ropes in Yarmouth. > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of T > power via CnC-List > > Sent: January 11, 2018 7:30 AM > > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Cc: T power <sv_invic...@outlook.com> > > Subject: Stus-List New lines and hayalards > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > > > I'm thinking of replacing all of the sheets and halyards on Invictus, > hoping for some insight. > > > > > > > > Dennis of Touche posted a note about color designation that I thought > was interesting but I forgot to copy it. > > > > > > > > Looking for recommendations of size type and color of lines and halyards > for a cruising sailboat that may enter a fun club race once in a while. > > > > > > > > Thanks for any help, > > > > > > > > Cheers. > > > > > > > > Tom Power > > Invictus > > C&C 30 MK1 > > Fredericton, NB > > > > > > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > www.avast.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list. > com/attachments/20180111/b1925687/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 08:10:10 -0500 > From: Chuck Gilchrest <csgilchr...@comcast.net> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Toronto Boat Show > Message-ID: <e6c5ee34-f224-4259-b257-432f54c5b...@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > If anyone is headed to the boat show in Toronto this weekend, I?ll be > working in the Transat Marine booth G417 representing Novabraid along with > folks from Harken, Spinlock, ACR and a host of other companies. Stop by > for a chat about our C&Cs. Will be at the show Friday, Sat, and Sunday > this week. > Chuck Gilchrest > Half Magic > 1983 Landfall 35 > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:12:08 -0400 > From: ROD STRIGHT <strig...@eastlink.ca> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List New lines and hayalards > Message-ID: <002801d38add$c9bd53b0$5d37fb10$@eastlink.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Prices in Canadian $$$$ > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Chuck > Gilchrest via CnC-List > Sent: January 11, 2018 9:02 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Chuck Gilchrest <csgilchr...@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: Stus-List New lines and hayalards > > > > Cajun uses Novabraid Rope for their sheets and Halyards. Novabraid makes a > blended Spectra core rope called Argus that is less stretchy than polyester > double braid. It?s what I use for halyards on Half Magic. XLE is my > choice for jib sheets and Novalite HP for Spinnaker Sheets. All Canadian > made too! > > Full disclosure, I work for Novatec Braids Ltd in marketing and product > development... > > > > Chuck Gilchrest > > Half Magic > > 1983 35 Landfall > > Padanaram MA > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 11, 2018, at 7:26 AM, ROD STRIGHT via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Check out Cajun Ropes in Yarmouth. > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of T > power via CnC-List > Sent: January 11, 2018 7:30 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: T power <sv_invic...@outlook.com <mailto:sv_invic...@outlook.com> > > Subject: Stus-List New lines and hayalards > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I'm thinking of replacing all of the sheets and halyards on Invictus, > hoping for some insight. > > > > Dennis of Touche posted a note about color designation that I thought was > interesting but I forgot to copy it. > > > > Looking for recommendations of size type and color of lines and halyards > for a cruising sailboat that may enter a fun club race once in a while. > > > > Thanks for any help, > > > > Cheers. > > > > Tom Power > > Invictus > > C&C 30 MK1 > > Fredericton, NB > > > > _____ > > > <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. 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If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list. > com/attachments/20180111/88bda3a9/attachment-0001.html> > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: ~WRD000.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 823 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list. > com/attachments/20180111/88bda3a9/attachment-0001.jpg> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 13:23:54 +0000 > From: "Hoyt, Mike" <mike.h...@impgroup.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Colours for New lines and hayalards > Message-ID: > <169e312f80b4c044be2dc1780a7de72f411...@hfxexc11.impgroup.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thanks Josh > > I have no idea why the British would have adopted those colour systems. I > think there are far better colour arrangements on today?s boats (in most of > our cases yesterday?s boats). > > Typically when cruising the headsail is on a furler so only ever have to > hoist main and occasionally a spinnaker. Very little confusion between > main and genoa halyard in this case. Typically when racing the main is > always up and it is headsails and spinnakers going up and down like yoyos. > Again very little chance of confusing main with headsail halyards but lots > of room for confusion with headsail and spinnaker halyards. > > Most racing boats or racer/cruisers have a port and a stbd spin halyard. > My suggestion would be to have these red and green for obvious reasons. > White for genoa halyard would then distinguish it from the spin halyards. > > On Persistence all halyards that came with the boat are variants of the > same colour. This has been made worse as UV has faded the sections inside > the mast less than the sections typically exposed. This makes it sometimes > difficult to identify the line at the mast as the same one as the working > end with the shackle. One trick is to put coloured balls at the shackle > end to make life easier for foredeck. Red/Greed/White. Failing that a > simple solution is to wrap the shackle end with coloured tape > Red/Green/White at the splice (or in our case knot). > > One amusing story from last year occurred when we had a friend who > normally races Wednesdays on another boat sailing with us on a weekend. > The Red tape on the port spin halyard was frayed so he helpfully re taped > it from a roll of white tape he had on hand. The next Wednesday this > caused some momentary confusion ? > > Hope this helps > > Mike > Persistence > Halifax > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Josh > Muckley via CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 7:54 AM > To: C&C List > Cc: Josh Muckley > Subject: Re: Stus-List New lines and hayalards > > I, Josh, found this on my internet travels: > > "I was taught (by an English race crew) that Mainsail controls are always > green, jib sails blue and spinnakers red. Halyards are solid colors and > sheets, outhauls etc. flecked or with tracers. (By following this > convention, crews are able to move from boat-to-boat without having to be > re-educated.)" - source unknown > > I like Yale crystalline and Sampson Warpspeed. I would select based on > availability, cost, and color. Here's an article that compares halyard > factors. > > https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8pEh5lnvP1ySGpOTUdGRW9xdzQ > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list. > com/attachments/20180111/a6f9875d/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > CnC-List mailing list > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > ------------------------------ > > End of CnC-List Digest, Vol 144, Issue 35 > ***************************************** > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
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