Catalina - Capri - 25s International Assocaition Logo(2006)  
Assn Members Area · Join
h.jpg Home.
a.jpg Association Forum
s.jpg Ships Store
c.jpg Cruising
r.jpg Racing
t.jpg Technical Tips
g.jpg Photo Gallery - New
o.jpg Boat Search - Updated
m.jpg Manuals & Brochures
3rdrpt.jpg Swap Meet
l.jpg Links
f.jpg Officer Flag Line & Staff
b.jpg Bylaws & Constitution
 
1.jpg Members Area
1.jpg Join the Association
 
Notice:
The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.
 
Association Forum
Association Forum
Home | Profile | Register | Active Topics | Forum Users | Search | FAQ
Username:
 Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?

 All Forums
 Catalina/Capri 25/250 Sailor's Forums
 General Sailing Forum
 OK so Spike is going up the mast		  New Topic  Topic Locked
 Printer Friendly
Previous Page
Author Previous Topic Topic Next Topic
Page: of 2

Champipple
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
6855 Posts
Response Posted - 03/12/2004 :  06:17:09  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Derek Crawford</i>
<br />If my experience is any help, the space at the masthead over the top of the sheaves will NOT allow a 3/8" line attached to another halyard to be pulled through from the deck. It doesn't matter how you "tie" them together, you can't get it thin enough. It took quite some effort on the part of my crewman, using a screwdriver, to "persuade" the 5/16" line to feed through - and Jim is using 3/8"!!
Derek
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

But you don't have to thread the 5/16th's into place...only the end with the 3/16ths
Edited by - on
Go to Top of Page

dlucier
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
7583 Posts
Response Posted - 03/12/2004 :  08:25:41  Show Profile
I had no problems threading my 5/16" halyards through the masthead and they move very smoothly over the sheaves.
Edited by - on
Go to Top of Page

Derek Crawford
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
3323 Posts
Response Posted - 03/12/2004 :  10:47:20  Show Profile
"But you don't have to thread the 5/16th's into place...only the end with the 3/16ths"
With all due respect Dave, the 3/16" ends should have shackles eye spliced into them...at least, they should if you want a neat looking job rather than a bulky bowline.
Don L. - that's interesting. You must have more space up there than I did, because it was a struggle to get my 5/16" through. Do you have all rope sheaves? I kept the original (well, a year old) wire sheaves because the 3/16" fits in them without binding.
Derek
Edited by - on
Go to Top of Page

dlucier
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
7583 Posts
Response Posted - 03/12/2004 :  12:36:24  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Derek Crawford</i>
<br />...Don L. - that's interesting. You must have more space up there than I did, because it was a struggle to get my 5/16" through.

Do you have all rope sheaves?...Derek<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

Do I have all rope sheaves?...Yes and no...I have the all rope sheaves, but they currently reside in my parts box.

When I converted to all rope halyards I ordered the older CD 1/4" replacement sheaves, but I wasn't satisfied with the fit so I used the existing wire rope sheaves because they worked better than the new sheaves. My existing wire rope sheaves have a V-shaped design with a slot at the bottom of the V for the old wire rope. My 5/16" halyards ride in the V like groove above the wire rope slot similar to how a car fan belt rides on a pulley. Since the halyards don't ride directly on the bottom of the sheave I do get a little dent from the narrow wire rope slot(jib halyard stays up all season), but it doesn't appear to be causing a problem with the halyard.

Before commiting to this arrangement, with the mast down I put the new halyards under strain and observed their operation with the wire rope sheaves and they worked fine. After two years , both halyards continue to operate very smoothly and without problems.


(PS...I still have the new never used older CD 1/4" sheaves if anyone wants them...FREE...They would work fine with 1/4" or less line, but because of their smaller diameter, you may have to file down the masthead truck to prevent the halyard from chafing)
Edited by - dlucier on 03/12/2004 12:38:27
Go to Top of Page
Page: of 2 Previous Topic Topic Next Topic  
Previous Page
 New Topic  Topic Locked
 Printer Friendly
Jump To:
Association Forum © since 1999 Catalina Capri 25s International Association Go To Top Of Page
Powered By: Snitz Forums 2000 Version 3.4.06
Notice: The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.