Threading Flag Halyards - Any Neat Trick Anyone??

[Ken Coit]

Does anyone have a neat way of threading a flag halyard through an empty block on a spreader? I am reminded of those mooring poles that thread a line through an eye and bring it back. Has anyone devised a miniature version?

Alternatively, have you seen any low maintenance rigging monkeys lying about?

Thanks,

Ken



parfait@nc.rr.com

[Pirate Captain]

Captain Coit,

This Captain is in a rare humor this evenin', so please excuse me, but it takes three mates to do it. One crankin' the winch, one tailin' the halyard, and finally, YOU in the Bosuns' chair! Well, that is true if the mast is still stepped, if not, well I suppose you could walk down to it....

[Ken Coit]

Cheers!

Captain Coit,

This Captain is in a rare humor this evenin', so please excuse me, but it takes three mates to do it. One crankin' the winch, one tailin' the halyard, and finally, YOU in the Bosuns' chair! Well, that is true if the mast is still stepped, if not, well I suppose you could walk down to it....

parfait@nc.rr.com

[Bruce Bett]

A true pirate sends his wife up in the chair!

Bruce

Cheers!

Captain Coit,

This Captain is in a rare humor this evenin', so please excuse me, but it takes three mates to do it. One crankin' the winch, one tailin' the halyard, and finally, YOU in the Bosuns' chair! Well, that is true if the mast is still stepped, if not, well I suppose you could walk down to it....

bettb@macomb.cc.mi.us

[Ken Coit]

I understand that the previous owner's wife did that. Mine seems to have no inclination along those lines. She isn't very thrilled with my going up either. Maybe a grandchild will work. I am still working up to using a Prusik Knot and doing it myself without the deck crew.

Ken

A true pirate sends his wife up in the chair!

Bruce

Cheers!

Captain Coit,

This Captain is in a rare humor this evenin', so please excuse me, but it takes three mates to do it. One crankin' the winch, one tailin' the halyard, and finally, YOU in the Bosuns' chair! Well, that is true if the mast is still stepped, if not, well I suppose you could walk down to it....

parfait@nc.rr.com

[Captain Commanding Hanale]

Captain Bett,

don't ya know that the halyard ain't up to the task. I must buy a new main, don't want to go to wire halyards....tell her we talked Matey, and it'll be the deep for ya....

Dave Stump
Pirate Captain Commanding
s/v Hanalei CD-30C "#1"

[Rich]

Does anyone have a neat way of threading a flag halyard through an empty block on a spreader? I am reminded of those mooring poles that thread a line through an eye and bring it back. Has anyone devised a miniature version?

Alternatively, have you seen any low maintenance rigging monkeys lying about?

Thanks,

Ken

A little duct tape will do. Lap the end of the old line with the end of the new line, wrap them with a little tape and hoist away. For extra strength shove a neddle and thread thru it one time and hoist away. Try it next time you replace a halyard, beats climbing.

Rich



homes@richandlinda.com

[Ken Coit]

Rich,

Sounds like a plan for the starboard side, but what about the port side where the old halyard is non-existant? I'm thinking of maybe 30 ft of bamboo with the new halyard loosely tied to the tip with thread and a wire extending from the top of the halyard with a small hook in the end of the wire. Presuming I can get the wire and hook through the empty block, another 30 ft of bamboo with another wire with a hook in it ought to be capable of grabbing the halyard hook and pulling it down to the deck. BTW, we grow bamboo here in the yard, so it will be productive use of the weeds.

Anyone else?

Ken

Does anyone have a neat way of threading a flag halyard through an empty block on a spreader? I am reminded of those mooring poles that thread a line through an eye and bring it back. Has anyone devised a miniature version?

Alternatively, have you seen any low maintenance rigging monkeys lying about?

Thanks,

Ken

A little duct tape will do. Lap the end of the old line with the end of the new line, wrap them with a little tape and hoist away. For extra strength shove a neddle and thread thru it one time and hoist away. Try it next time you replace a halyard, beats climbing.

Rich

parfait@nc.rr.com

[Tom]

I haven't done this, but I saw it done on a slightly smaller boat once by a guy. He took one of those extension ladders -- the kind that don't open out but just lean against a building. He sxtended it all the way and then lashed it to the shrouds securely. Climbed the ladder while holding the shouds (with a safety harness clipped onto the main halyard just in case.) You might be able to reach the block, but if not, you're a lot closer to it so that a short pole is easier to maneuver. 20 foot extension ladder with you on top reches about 25 feet up. You can tape the end of a measuring tape to the main halyard and pull it up to the spreaders and measure that distance to see how long a ladder you need.

Does anyone have a neat way of threading a flag halyard through an empty block on a spreader? I am reminded of those mooring poles that thread a line through an eye and bring it back. Has anyone devised a miniature version?

Alternatively, have you seen any low maintenance rigging monkeys lying about?

Thanks,

Ken

TomCambria@mindspring.com