I have the same piece. I think it acts as a chafe guard and fairlead to prevent the spin halyards from having added friction on the sheave box since it is not unusual for spin takedowns to be more up wind or broad wind.
Are you getting halyard wear 7 or so inches from the shackle? From the looks of it that would be the only option. I get wear and I'm quite sure that it comes from the halyard restrainer which you can see in the picture. The restrainer ensures 7° to 10° of separation from the furler so that you don't get a halyard wrap. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G1Anc3Fr0tA5POyShj3cMdfDCVlqk-im/view?usp=drivesdk Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 07:37 David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I think I have found the source of the wear on my genoa halyard and I > believe it is the stainless steel piece that all three halyards run > through. The genoa halyard sits against the bottom edge of that plate > where I can imagine it sawing back and forth. You can see it in these > photos: > https://photos.app.goo.gl/cHm4Ddo7wY1eFWug6 > > What is unclear to me is what purpose that piece serves. I don’t see > anything like it on any of the other masts on the mast rack that I have > looked at. I am very tempted to remove it, but wanted the input from the > group before I do that. Thanks- Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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