Jib halyard...

[pdx568]

Hey all,
I am a new DS owner, and have really been enjoying my boat. I bought it from Pete McMinn who has been a regular participant on this site from what I can see. He is a great guy, and did a nice job with restoring the boat (#568).

I am, however, having a bit of an issue with the jib halyard that I was hoping for some advice on. The junction of the wire halyard and regular (dacron?/nylon?) line seems to be catching in the mast. The boat has a tapered mast that mounts on the hull of the boat (not hinged). I removed the old tape that was used to smooth it down (the wire halyard/line junction that is), and replaced it with black electrical tape as smooth as possible. It still wants to catch on the block at the bottom of the mast when the sail is being raised. Should this junction reach the block at the bottom of the mast? What am I doing wrong that I don't realize?! Any advice would be appreciated.

Peter, if you still watch this website and have some advice on this one, please let me know. Don't want to bug you with EVERY little question I have!

Thanks!

Matt Vuylsteke
Portland, OR

[crawford]

I, too, had internal halyards in a tapered mast with wire to rope. I switched to exterior halyards that are all rope. If you plan to race then stay with the no-stretch wire... But so of the go-fast folks are running rope on the outside as well.
I hinged my mast so I can get it up easier. The thru-deck setting have damaged many decks. And my older body wants it as easy as possible to set up by myself.
Boats in my past had the mast set up using different types of pulley systems but thought that was over kill on my ds1.
It was a bit involved to hinge the mast (unlike dwyer aluminum said) but worked out very well. The trick is the top sheeve construction.
boat 113, sail 178

[Adrift]

I'd have to see it to be sure what is going on, but...

The splice between wire and rope should not be going through any blocks. It isn't meant to bend. Either you are hoisting the main further than you need to, or you need to have the cable shortened a few inches.