Has anyone out there had to install halyards through the mast of their Cape Dory? I have a CD26 (which I purchased late last fall) and have never seen the boat with the mast stepped. It is currently lying across the boat from bow pulpit to stern rail. The halyards are sitting in the cabin of the boat, and obviously I need to install them through the length of the mast. My question is, how do I do that? This must be a pretty commonplace maneuver, and I wonder if any of you out there have done this job, and if so, how you did it? Any ideas and suggestions will be appreciated.
Peter K., Brolga
CD26 Hull #42
pkozup@juno.com
Threading halyards through the mast
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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D. Stump, Hanalei
Re: Reaving the mast head sheaves.....
Captain Brolga,
Enless you have a vessel that has been modified, those halyards are EXTERNAL. You should have two of them, one for the fores'l/jib and one for the mains'l. Look at the crane at the top of the mast head, you will see 4 sheaves(pulleys). Pick say the jib halyard, probably the longer of the two. Put the end of the halyard without the shackle on it through the sheaves on one side of the crane(probably the Port side), fore to aft. Hook the shackle on the mast ring(down by where you stand when mast is stepped). Tie off the halyard to the cleat on the side of the mast and coil down the excess in a nautical manner. Rig the second halyard the same way to the other two sheaves, but start from aft and pass the line forward through the sheaves. The halyards do NOT go into the mast, only across the very top of it.
That should do it, AND, do this before the mast is stepped! Oh, and next time the mast is unstepped, DO NOT remove the halyards, there is no reason to do so!
Dave Stump
Captain Commanding
s/v Hanalei
Enless you have a vessel that has been modified, those halyards are EXTERNAL. You should have two of them, one for the fores'l/jib and one for the mains'l. Look at the crane at the top of the mast head, you will see 4 sheaves(pulleys). Pick say the jib halyard, probably the longer of the two. Put the end of the halyard without the shackle on it through the sheaves on one side of the crane(probably the Port side), fore to aft. Hook the shackle on the mast ring(down by where you stand when mast is stepped). Tie off the halyard to the cleat on the side of the mast and coil down the excess in a nautical manner. Rig the second halyard the same way to the other two sheaves, but start from aft and pass the line forward through the sheaves. The halyards do NOT go into the mast, only across the very top of it.
That should do it, AND, do this before the mast is stepped! Oh, and next time the mast is unstepped, DO NOT remove the halyards, there is no reason to do so!
Dave Stump
Captain Commanding
s/v Hanalei
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Peter K.
Re: Reaving the mast head sheaves.....
Thanks both of you -- makes me feel rather humble!! Glad I asked before spending a day or two trying to figure it out myself with the halyards in my hand. This sort of response is the reason I love this list and you guys (and gals) as well.
Fair winds,
Peter K.
pkozup@juno.com
Fair winds,
Peter K.
D. Stump, Hanalei wrote: Captain Brolga,
Enless you have a vessel that has been modified, those halyards are EXTERNAL. You should have two of them, one for the fores'l/jib and one for the mains'l. Look at the crane at the top of the mast head, you will see 4 sheaves(pulleys). Pick say the jib halyard, probably the longer of the two. Put the end of the halyard without the shackle on it through the sheaves on one side of the crane(probably the Port side), fore to aft. Hook the shackle on the mast ring(down by where you stand when mast is stepped). Tie off the halyard to the cleat on the side of the mast and coil down the excess in a nautical manner. Rig the second halyard the same way to the other two sheaves, but start from aft and pass the line forward through the sheaves. The halyards do NOT go into the mast, only across the very top of it.
That should do it, AND, do this before the mast is stepped! Oh, and next time the mast is unstepped, DO NOT remove the halyards, there is no reason to do so!
Dave Stump
Captain Commanding
s/v Hanalei
pkozup@juno.com