[Alberg30] Main Halyard

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From: "Bill Blevins" <billblevins at mac.com>
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Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Main Halyard


> If you have a really old mast and the original brown/maroon
fiber/mesh-coated sheave, you will have to replace it if you want to widen
the groove to accomodate larger rope haylards.
>
> 3/8" halyard MAY fit on it  "as is" though. (Probably not "in" the
groove.)
>
> I'm not very good with the technical terms. I'll post a link to a photo of
an old sheave tomorrow.
>
> Bill Blevins
> Sabrina, #158
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> On Monday, April 21, 2003, at 10:08AM, Villo Marmei <marmei_v at pathcom.com>
wrote:
>
> >Hi there....
> >You do not have to change the radius of the sheave on top of the
> >mast....but you have to change the profile of the groove to accommodate
the
> >new rope. Grooves for steel cable and rope are different size....for the
> >steel cable the groove is way narrower than for rope.
> >Villo Marmei
> >AHTI  KC-618
> >
> >
> >
> >At 09:36 AM 4/21/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >>Chris,
> >>
> >>Did you change the radius of the sheave curve to accomodate the rope?
> >>
> >>  - George
> >>
> >>greeksailor at att.net wrote:
> >>>2 seasons ago I decided to change from wire to all rope main halyard. I
> >>>noticed that there is much chafing going on around the sheave area.
> >>>Now I know many have made the wire halyard to all rope change; has
anyone
> >>>else
> >>>experienced chafe of the all rope halyard at the mast top while the
sail
> >>>is raised, particularly on the second reef?
> >>
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