Message: 6 Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 07:57:36 -0500 From: David Knecht<davidakne...@gmail.com> To: CnC CnC discussion list<CnC-List@cnc-list.com> Subject: Stus-List 34+ genoa halyard Message-ID:<d6c8f1e2-d512-4c34-8bc1-1592f3adc...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Several years ago, I replace the wire/rope genoa halyard on my 34+ with 3/8? Maxbraid. Every year since, the casing of the Maxbraid has been worn through by the end of the season. I rarely lower the sail so don?t konw how fast it is happening. I have not worried too much about it as the inner casing seems fine, but clearly there is a problem. I have had not had the mast down since I bought the boat, but two riggers have gone up and looked at it and neither could figure out what the problem was. Neither thought the sheave was the issue, but the place where the wear is occuring is about 8? above the furler swivel and roughly where the halyard enters the mast. Has anyone else had a problem like this and found a solution? Thanks- Dave S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT Dave, 2 things to explore. There is often abrasion between the spinnaker halyard and the jib halyard, especially if the spinnaker halyard is not led forward and secured on the bow rail. Whichever line is softer will show wear. The other is that it is sometimes necessary to swap out the sheave as it has a groove meant for the wire portion of the halyard. Howard Paulo, Skipper of Knot Again 35-3
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