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existentialsailor
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Initially Posted - 04/12/2006 : 06:22:36

My boat had one sheave empty at the bottom of the mast on the port side. Already on that side is the jib and spinnaker halyards. Starboard side holds the mainsail halyard, and the spinnaker pole lines. What is the empty sheave on the port side for, a second jib halyard?

Rick

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takokichi
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Response Posted - 04/12/2006 : 08:51:44

Sounds like its a spare halyard to me.

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 04/12/2006 : 11:39:17

I'd concur with Justin- when you say spin pole lines - is that pole lift and pole down? If it is only one ,then the spare might be for that.

Do you have a luff track? if so, it is almost definitely for a spare jib halyard

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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 04/12/2006 : 11:52:33

As it stands:
one jib halyard, port
one spin halyard, port
one open, port
one main halyard, starboard
one pole up, starboard
one pole down, starboard

I have roller furling, with a dual slot luff foil extrusion. Perhaps the PO removed the second halyard because he always used the same sail on the furler...

Any advantage to me to have that halyard there? Or will it just add weight I don't need? Isn't the advantage of having dual slots so you can raise one sail before dropping the other?

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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 04/12/2006 : 12:37:03

This is the setup on our boat

Port Side
Jib Halyard
Spinnaker Halyard
Boom Vang
Open For Something?

Starboard Side
Main Halyard
Genoa Halyard
Topping Lift
Down Haul
Cunningham

I do have two different halyard for the headsail, I have found that it comes in handy if you foul a halyard. If you have two slots in the forstay, I don't see why you wouldn't put in the extar halyard. Just make sure you have an open sheave in the masthead.

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Pokey uh da LBC
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Response Posted - 04/18/2006 : 09:04:25

Rat Baby...
Port Side:
Port Jib Halyard
Main Halyard

Starboard Side:
Starboard Jib Halyard
Spinnaker Halyard (exits mast about 8 feet up, with a cam cleat slightly offset at about 5 feet up)
Topping Lift

Note that the small yellow and blue lines running down the aft side of the mast control outhaul and cunningham.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/LostHwy/MastBase.jpg

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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 04/18/2006 : 12:28:47

Those are great pictures, if you have any more, that would help.

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