Why do you pull the halyard into the mast? I've been sailing for more than fifty years, and I have never done that on any of my boats. It's not necessary.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 1:34 PM ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > That happened to me once. It turned out the wind instrument cable was > getting pulled into the sheave. Pull the halyard up or down to the point > where it's loose. Then try pulling the wind instrument cable down, from > where it comes out of the mast, until it is snug. Don't tug too hard. Then > try the halyard again. If that doesn't work, you might have to go up the > mast and look at it closely. If it does work, you still might have to go up > the mast, and inspect the wind instrument cable. Mine got stripped, and I > ended up soldering the individual wires and heat shrinking insulation > around them. Not an easy job while swinging from the top of the mast. > > Alan Bergen > 35 Mk III Thirsty > Rose City YC > Portland, OR > > > > On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 1:17 PM Raymond Macklin via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Hello: >> >> I have a 1985 CNC 33-2. I have been using the same main halyard for the >> last three years. Every winter I connect a line to it and pull it up and >> store the main halyard in the mast over the winter. I went to bring it >> down it does not want to come down. I am able to pull it down 6" and pull >> it back up 6". so it does move. all the other halyards i have loosened to >> make sure it was not hanging up on them. I am still unable to pull the >> main halyard down. Has anyone ever run into this and does anyone have a >> suggestion or solution in mind? >> >> Thanks, >> Ray Macklin >> LakeHouse, Milwaukee >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help >> with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- >> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.paypal.me/stumurray__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4HDEafuHHkNe4FFGYZBsoL87lOQtEz4AVmJ0PdYuJ31i5MWkkNh1NOGnUyoVdCm2Rhk$ >> Thanks - Stu > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.paypal.me/stumurray__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!5yk53iZhw8fmrROpt1AThQgAlEWYkUZmf8awSmsXY1_01rR0_mTBaaxxgdHzmGy05NE$ > Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
