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Jmurfy
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Initially Posted - 03/15/2006 :  18:43:45  Show Profile
I need to replace my halyards and have a question regarding the length of the wire & rope as specified in the manual for my sheets. The following dimensions are quoted in the manual.

Main Halyard ------ 1/8" 7x19 ------ 27' - 8" ------ 1
Jib Halyard ------ 1/8" 7x19 ------ 29' - 2" ------ 1

If I stick with a wire/rope combo should I assume the lengths shown above are the correct wire lengths and I should then add the rope lengths as needed. I currently have a roller furling for the jib and the main sheet runs aft to the cockpit. Currently my main sheet has 25'-11" of wire with 41'-0" of rope and my jib sheet has 22'-0" of wire and 49'-0" of rope.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 03/15/2006 :  18:57:50  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
If your switching, it might be a good time to consider either an internal all cordage setup or an external all cordage setup.
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 03/15/2006 :  19:38:12  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
I went to external all rope and will NEVER go back to wire. I used 3/16 V12 line center spliced to 3/8 tails with a 9 foot overlap. If I did it again I'd buy 5/16 sheaves and just go with all 5/16 line. Simple, cheap, easy on the hands. I did what I did to stay with the stock sheaves. However I replaced them later anyhow. My high tech lines cost $150 each. All 5/16 would cost about $100 total, plus about $10 from Catalina Direct for 5/16 sheaves.

There is no need to use wire these days.
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Jmurfy
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Response Posted - 03/15/2006 :  20:37:17  Show Profile
Thanks for the input! I do have the mast down so I could replace the sheeves. I've heard people have had trouble with the sheeves fitting properly from Catalina direct. I dont know if that is still an issue or not?
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 03/15/2006 :  21:23:56  Show Profile
You'll need to lower the mast to replace the sheaves. I got the Catalina set, didn't like the way they fit and ordered the set from Belpat... which fits and works nicely.

I have also replaced my line/wire halyards with all line... and never looked back.

It's a very good time to inspect your masthead fitting. Remove, clean corrosion, inspect for cracks and re-fit with never-sieze or other compound on the fasteners.
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 03/15/2006 :  23:37:42  Show Profile
"You'll need to lower the mast to replace the sheaves."
A good and knowlegeable friend replaced my sheaves without us dropping the mast. He went up on a butt-bucket with both jib and main halyards attached, slackened one halyard and replaced those sheaves, switched to the other halyard and replaced the other sheaves. He also had tied himself off to the masthead as an extra precaution.
Took him all of 45 minutes and saved me from having to retune the rig!
Derek
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 03/16/2006 :  08:12:14  Show Profile
Years ago, I ordered the solid, Ronstan 1/4" sheaves from CD, but they were not to my liking so I didn't use them. (They required grinding the masthead fitting).

Didn't CD change to a new and improved masthead sheave?
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