Replace Wire Halyards with Dyneema - Jim's Little Boat - Catalina 22
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Jim replaces the wire & rope halyards on Bootstrap, his Catalina 22. He sews in the slices in the 1/4-inch Dyneema rope halyard and eliminates the knots for easier sail raising. He changes out the turning blocks because the 50-year old ones no longer spin freely.
I forgot to mention in the video--it is harder to sky a halyard when both ends are made of the same density material--but hang on tight anyway. (jgs)
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Don Eddy
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Jim, what material did you use to sew the halyard ends? Thanks so much for this informative video. It has helped tremendously.
nice work. are you going to replace the standing rigging too?
Not this year. It is in great shape and I already changed the spreader brackets.
Jim. For the standard setup on an '85 C-22 that does not yet have the halyards coming back to the cockpit, would it be better to purchase the blocks (replacements) that you did here when I purchase the Catalina Direct kit that allows the halyards to come back to the cockpit and not install the kit provided blocks? (I would like to switch to Dyneema some day in the future).
You will need to change the sheaves in he mast when you switch over to Dyneema. I only changed the deck blocks because my old ones were kind of worn out.
Nice work. Do you know why you had wire halyards to begin with? I sail a VN 23, about the same size as a Catalina 22. There is no need for wire halyards on my boat, no where near enough pressure to warrent the aggravation. I was wondering why they are used on a Catalina 22?
I am not sure Dyneema or equivalent was available 50 years ago. And wire is probably cheaper.
When I asked that question years ago, about my Newport 27's wire halyards, I was told it's for racing....that every bit of extra wind resistance and weight could make the difference at the finish line. 🙄....but since I'm a cruiser trying to get away from that kind of human foolishness, I immediately switched mine over to rope after calling the amazingly responsive guys at Garhauer, who were happy to machine some custom mast-head sheeves for the conversion ! 🥳♥️
...I think I'll switch over my standing rigging and fore and aft stays to Dynema before my halyards.
Are the turning blocks you relocated through-bolted or just screwed into the deck?
All are through bolted with #10 screws or 1/4 screws. I did not use backing plates, but I did use large fender washers. And I put crown nuts on the screws so my buddy Tony would not cut his head getting in and out of the V-berth.
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Doesn't look like you have a lot of 'meat' left in your sheave pin end?
Nice splice Jim. I did this last season but instead of using Dyneema core double braid, I replaced the wire portion of the halyard with hollow core Dyneema spliced to my double braid (th-cam.com/video/aohGiTNCMQE/w-d-xo.html). Maintaining the double braid portion allowed me to continue to use my rope clutch and was easier on my hands. The only problem was getting the length of the Dyneema right so the splice didn't hang up in the turning block. This was a more economical approach, but your way looks easier.
I share your frustration with halyard wrap. When I changed over, I had a stainless ring welded to a small stainless strap. It looks like a spinnaker pole ring but without the slide. I mounted this midway up the front of the mast for the halyard to pass through. This keeps the halyard from swinging freely and wrapping but is large and smooth enough to let it run free.
Edit: I remember why I placed the halyard guide where I did - I placed it at the same height and to the side of my mast light since that was what the halyard kept wrapping around.