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Jonathan
Indigo - 35MKIII
Awaiting haul-out in Milford
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From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ken
Rodmell
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 10:35 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Stus-List Severed main halyard
While not addressing David's que
While not addressing David¹s question, this might be of interest.
This is a warning to anyone who stores the mast on racks over the winter.
Last spring while preparing the mast, I noticed fluff at the halyard exit.
Upon further examination, I found that the rope tails on both my main and
genoa hal
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> *Sent:* Monday, October 21, 2013 10:15 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Severed main halyard -- speculation?
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> Back when my boat was built (1990) the main halyard was made of wire and
> rope with a wire to rope splice. Some time ago a previous owner changed
> the main haly
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From: Ken Heaton
To: cnc-list
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Severed main halyard -- speculation?
Back when my boat was built (1990) the main halyard was made of wire and rope
with a wire to rope splice. Some time ago a pr
Back when my boat was built (1990) the main halyard was made of wire and
rope with a wire to rope splice. Some time ago a previous owner changed
the main halyard to all rope. One day, while we were running downwind the
main halyard parted and down came the main. As it turns out, the design of
the
Thanks for the ideas. I have a rigid vang so it wasn't the topping lift --
good thought though. It must be, as Andy suggested, the sheave or the
exit. I am leaning towards the latter because the cut is well below the
top of the sheave and closer to where it might exit (or possibly below).
Ther
Maybe the main halyard spent time fouled on a frayed topping lift.
My topping lift recently gave up the ghost. Before that happened I had
noticed that my main halyard and topping lift were fouled. That was easily
fixed. Later on, my mast climber (who goes all the way to the top) told me
my (wire) t
Would have seen you there, David, but for us both coming down with stinking
colds.
The only explanation I can come up with is that the top of the mast; either
the sheave or the exit was chafed by an original wire halyard. I believe
the 33s came with wire halyards, right?
Andy
C&C 40
Peregrine
On
I had an interesting sail last weekend to Cuttyhunk, in my 1975 C&C33-1.
I was blasting downwind in 17-22 kn wind under main and poled-out jib. The
ride lasted for several hours but was interrupted when I jibed the main (in
a fairly controlled jibe). To my great surprise the jibe resulted in the
