Sorry about the trouble, Stan. The way your halyard jammed is one for the books. But then, things happen in bunches on boats. Ripped out rudders, dismasting it is all part of the "game". Fair winds, Tom B On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 12:14 AM, Stan Susman <stanpfa@pacbell.net> wrote:
All, just an fyi, there's a 1500.00 M-15 in Modesto ca.
On Friday, November 4, 2016 5:12 PM, David Rifkind <drifkind@acm.org> wrote:
An ill-considered attempt to sail yesterday on Lake Pleasant in significant wind didn't go too well. The outboard died at a nicely chosen moment, and at almost the same moment the main halyard jammed halfway up. We ended up blown onto the boat ramp broadside-to. Much fun followed.
Not a lot of damage if you don't count third-degree skinned knees, but my mahogany rudder is now toothpicks.
The halyard jammed when the rope-wire splice slipped under the lower shroud anchor and caught on the clevis pin.