[C38] Masthead Halyard Sheaves

[Steven Ribble]

PS...aside from roughness caused by wire, the wear comes from the V shape
of the sheave on the round shape of the rope.
On Apr 5, 2013 12:08 PM, "Steven Ribble" <steve.ribble at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Mark, all my halyards are rope and one is showing "suspicious" wear.
> It's my understanding, from a discussion here a few years ago, that the
> wire sheaves will take rope but will tend to wear it before its time. I'd
> suggest checking your sheaves to be sure they are smooth and then make your
> decision about whether to replace then.
>
> Steve, Tittravate #64
> On Apr 5, 2013 12:02 PM, "William Knowles" <whk1965 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dito my halyards a line and they fit fine.
>>
>> 1985 Flying Goose
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 11:28 AM, <fleet2001 at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I switched out my main halyard last year and the line halyard works just
>>> fine with the existing sheaves made for the wire halyard.  My boat is a
>>> 1982 "Merriconeag".  Rich Grassia
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>>> From: Mark O'Dell <mixedbusinesscontact at gmail.com>
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>>> Sent: Fri, Apr 5, 2013 10:52 am
>>> Subject: [C38] Masthead Halyard Sheaves
>>>
>>>  Hey All…
>>>
>>> I'm switching to rope halyards from the wire/rope ones I have right now. For
>>> anyone out there who has already done this…did you have to switch out the
>>> sheaves at the masthead? Or are the original sheaves rope compatible?
>>>
>>> Mark O'
>>> Momentous #230
>>> Baltimore
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