DS 1 with Balenger tapered mast. I have a stainless wire main halyard that exits the mast above the deck and beads on the wire cleat to a mast mounted fitting. The bitter end of the wire is connected to 25 fr of 5mm double braid. This is the connection that has failed. It looks like the double braid has had the core removed for 2 ft and the wire somehow threaded inside the outer braid sheath. Not sure if it’s somehow glued or just “finger trap” tight. The rope has failed in the middle of the overlap.
Anyone know how to replace the rope on this kind of connection? I’ve played around with a bit of 5mm line with the core removed, but threading a wire inside and securing it seems tricky....Perhaps this is this the time to convert to rope halyard??