Lon, The Vectra hallyards work great on Griselda and the existing sheaves handle the line smoothly. One advantage is that the all vectra hallyards eliminate the knots inside the mast that attach the rope tails to the wire and allow more room in the mast for the masthead and anchor light wiring and the VHF antenna coax. Once I had removed 20 years accumulation of bird's nests from the mast, it was an easy job. Griselda sat in my brother's back yard for 20 years before I brought her to my house and did the refurb. Whitebeard M17 #14, Griselda
Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 14:10:21 -0700 From: zimco@gci.net To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: : Halyard line
HI ANDREI,
LET US KNOW IF THIS WORKS. I HATE THE WIRE TO ROPE HALYARD. A CONCERN MIGHT BE THE SHEAVES FOR ROPE ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE SHEAVES USED FOR WIRE.
LON M17 -- SELKIE -=-=-=-=
Subject: M_Boats: Halyard line
Hello all,
I am looking to replace my old wire-to-rope halyards with all-rope ones. The ones I would be buying would be from New England Ropes, Sta- Set, and I would need some advice on how thick a line I should go with. Would 1/4 be enough, or 5/16, or do I need thicker line? These lines have tensile strengths of 2000lbs (1/4) and 3000lbs (5/16).
Does anyone know what the newer boats come with? Also, has anyone measured their masts (I assume I need about twice the length of the mast for the length of the halyard).
Thanks,
Andrei.
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