I went all rope (main and Genoa) around 2008 on the original (1977) aluminum sheaves. Had no problems for about 5 years. I rebuilt the masthead sheave box in about 2013 with custom delrin sheaves from the guy in Port Townsend (can’t remember the name of the company)
Sam Salter C&C 26 Liquorice Ghost Lake Alberta > On Mar 11, 2020, at 9:02 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > My wire to rope jib halyard dates back to the 1980s and has some nasty meat hooks. I have several all rope halyards that were given to me and have sat inside my shed for years. I used the old wire halyard to pull one through and my original thought was to get another one made. This does raise an obvious question – why not just use the rope? My fear is that since the sail usually only comes down once a year if that, the rope will get chewed through on the masthead shiv. Is this an issue? Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I www.dellabarba.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
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