[alberg30] Jammed main Halyard cable

[Michael Grosh]

From: "Michael Grosh" <mgrosh at shore.intercom.net>

Dick,

Look at it this way-those adrenaline rushes are God's way of telling you you
are still alive :-)

It was probably a mistake using the winch to try to pull down the halyard
after it jammed. It is probably locked pretty good between the sheave and
the cheek of the block.Anyway, I was able to cure my halyard problem with
the mast in place. After getting the halyard back where it belongs on the
sheave, drill through the side of the mast and tap for 3/16"or 1/4" machine
thread. Run a nut up the SS bolt,put a lock washer on the end of the bolt.
Screw the bolt into the mast (the hole being where the bolt will push
against the cheeks of the block), then set the locknut .

I try to live by the rule "the best way is the easiest way" but this repair
has held up for me for about 15 years now, although I have adjusted the bolt
several times (I never-seize _everything_). I also don't tempt the
fates-when raising and lowering the main, I always try to keep the tail of
the halyard in column with the sheave, if you follow.

Michael
Checkmate#220

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