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lcharlot
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Initially Posted - 01/17/2005 :  23:48:37  Show Profile
I finally deployed my experimental Lost Halyard Retriever today, and happy to report it worked exactly as intended. Assembling the three pieces of PVC pipe, attaching the lifting bridle, and hoisting it to the masthead took about 20 minutes, then wiggling it into final position to snag the halyard took another 20 minutes. The difficult part was determining if the halyard was actually poking through the grab loop before pulling the trip line. Standing directly undeneath the "action" area up at the masthead made it hard to see if the grab loop was in the proper position. It would have been easier with a spotter-person standing off to one side and watching with binoculars to help guide the grab loop to just the right place.

The pole is three 10' lengths of 1" DIA. PVC electrical conduit (Lowes or Home Depot), with a PVC pipe cap on the end. A small hole is drilled diagonally downward through the pipe cap, from top center and exiting on the side. A 1' length of 18 ga. electrical wire was threaded through the holes and a 30' length of 1/8" parachute cord was attached to it, to pull the loop closed with. A loop of small line was wrapped tightly around the pipe 2' below the cap, the Jib halyard was attached to this to lift the pipe with. NOTE: when you have a CDI Flex Furler, it comes with it's own internal halyard, and the boat's original jib halyard becomes redundent. It was the furler's internal halyard that was lost up at the masthead, so I still had the boat's original jib halyard to use for lifting the pipe.

The photos show the top of the pole and the cap, just after lowering it with the retrieved halyard snugged into the grab loop.



Close-up of cap and grab loop with halyard caught in it:
Larry Charlot
Catalina 25WK/TR Mk. IV #5857 "Quiet Time"
Folsom Lake, CA

"You might get there faster in a powerboat, but in a sailboat, you're already there"
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atgep
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Response Posted - 01/18/2005 :  06:09:41  Show Profile
Congrats! I wish I could use that to fix my current problem. I was runnning a new main halyard on Sat. I was out of safety wire and did not have the sail repair kit with me. SOOOOOO, I used a cotter pin to join the two halyard ends together.
It made it as far a the new halyard exiting the masthead when the two separated. The old one landed on top of me. The new one was sucked back into the mast and fell to the bottom.

I just had to laugh. Much like my children, sometimes my impatience gets the better of me.

Tom.
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Jeff McK
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Response Posted - 01/18/2005 :  08:34:13  Show Profile
Larry,

Way to go!! I'm off to HD to get some parts. Thanks for the great photos.
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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 01/18/2005 :  10:35:32  Show Profile  Visit Ben - FL's Homepage
Larry, now might be a good time to practice that figure eight knot.
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Jeff McK
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Response Posted - 01/18/2005 :  15:08:45  Show Profile
...and the bowline.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 01/18/2005 :  20:54:46  Show Profile
In my boatyard, I'd give the resident rigger a six-pack, and he'd drive his cherry-picker over, lift himself up, and bring my halyard down, with a few laughs at my expense. (It helps that I've given him some real work.)
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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 01/18/2005 :  21:55:04  Show Profile
Nice job on the clarity of the subject line too Larry.
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gnorgan
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Response Posted - 01/19/2005 :  00:50:51  Show Profile
Larry, good catch on the halyard. I forget exactly how you came about this situation but it reminded me of how I was able to run new line up the mast with my internal halyard setup.
I replaced my jib and main halyards a few years ago while in the slip by doing the following:
I got out the propane torch and heated the ends of the old and new halyards until they were melted, then stuck them together, end to end. I held them in place until cool, then used some very thin nylon dental floss to lash the two ends as insurance if the "welded joint" broke when going over the pulleys at the top. They didn't so the whole process took less than 53 minutes to complete. Out with the old, in with the new...
Happy sailing up north. Hope to sail the Delta someday.
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 01/19/2005 :  09:48:34  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
Along these lines ( get it?) I have had good results taping lines end to end with electrical tape. They roll quite nicely over the sheaves....
I check when I'm done by trying to pull them apart, it's a bear.....


Oscar
C42 # 76 "Lady Kay" (Ex. C250 WB #618 )
Georgetown MD/Fort Lauderdale FL
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