[Public-list] Mast Head Replacement

[5thseason at canada.com]

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:22:53 -0500, Gordon Laco wrote:
Thanks Gordon
It appears that I do not have a "normal" wire halliard
since mine is all wire to the winch, this makes for a
very small crossection to the wind.  I forgot that most
boats have a wire to rope splice for the halliard.
regards
John Boor
MAHSEER #380
> 
> Hi there John - 
> 
> My opinion is that wire to rope halyards are fine
until
> the wire or the
> splice goes.  Most people today go to all rope because
> they don't need the
> expensive splice to replace the halyard...and ropes
are
> available today that
> come very close to the stretch resistance of wire.
> 
> Wire is still better with regard to wind resistance
and
> mast turbulence
> generation - it is so thin that the effect is less
than
> the rope that would
> be there instead.  The turbulence issue is bigger than
> people sometimes
> imagine as it effects the whole mainsail. That's why
> most later boats have
> internal halyards.  The smooth mast section allows a
> cleaner flow of air
> over the sail behind it.
> 
> There - I have written a serious response to a message
> to repair the damage
> done to my image by my moss fetish described in the
> last two I wrote.
> 
> Gord #426 Surprise
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > To all 
> > I have read a lot about mast replacement and going
to
> > rope halliyards and am wondering why you are doing
> > this. I find the wire rope and wire winch very tidy
on
> > the boat and have had no problems to date.  Even my
> > headsail furling line had wire rope and a wire winch
> > for furling, again a tidy setup with no rope tail to
> > store when the headsail is furled.
> > John Boor
> > MAHSEER #380
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