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vipermagic
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Initially Posted - 08/12/2013 : 18:06:50

As the title implies - I went to winch up a little more jib tension on Saturday, and instead of pulling the scallops out of the luff I got a a face full of headsail as it came crashing down on me. There's about a foot of rope left, which is conveniently now at the top of the mast.

Its one of the old wire-to-rope jobs, and may be as old as the boat, I'm not sure. I was going to replace them both with all rope internals over winter, anyway.

The sailing season only has about 6-8 weeks left here, and I'd hate to lose 2 of those ordering the parts and doing the conversion now. I was thinking of just bending on 40 feet of line to the broken bit and limping it through the rest of the season. Is this really a terrible no good very bad idea? Any other suggestions would be appreciated!

79 C25 #1433 SR/FK - 'Carina' - Destroyed by Sandy
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 08/12/2013 : 18:37:32

It should have been replaced with all rope long ago, karma is a ...

Sail how ever you can untill the end of the season but when you haul treat the old girl to new sheaves and halyards. Enjoy it, picking the halyard specs you like helps make the boat your own.

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vipermagic
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Response Posted - 08/12/2013 : 18:51:01

I already converted one boat to all rope, only to have it get busted up!

This winter, this one is getting new sheaves, new halyards, antenna, anchor light, and I've got some LEDs for the spreaders and masthead fixture that'll make the foredeck look like noon at midnight. Starting at the top and working my way down.

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Response Posted - 08/13/2013 : 08:08:39

She will love you for it! You are obviously a good Steward of your boats, it must have been the PO's bad karma hanging around. LOL

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awetmore
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Response Posted - 08/13/2013 : 09:08:50

I'd just do a new doublebraid to amsteel splice (the amsteel is small diameter and will work well on your existing sheaves) and keep sailing. Even with climbing the mast and doing the splice for the first time you could do all of this in a couple of hours of work.

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Response Posted - 08/13/2013 : 18:39:46

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by vipermagic
 I already converted one boat to all rope, only to have it get busted up!

This winter, this one is getting new sheaves, new halyards, antenna, anchor light, and I've got some LEDs for the spreaders and masthead fixture that'll make the foredeck look like noon at midnight. Starting at the top and working my way down.
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Not to get too far off the subject, which spreader lights are you going to use. I want to add some to Adiamo this winter.

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vipermagic
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Response Posted - 08/15/2013 : 18:27:03

Gary-

I've got three of these
http://www.topledlight.com/10w-white-high-power-led-round-version_p235.html

I'm going to fashion a housing of some sort for two of them for the spreaders, and figure out some way of getting it into my masthead fixture. I haven't gotten quite that far, yet, but I put power to them and damn near blinded myself!

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 08/15/2013 : 20:53:38

I recommend tying a replacement line to the wire rope part of the jib halyard to get you through the rest of the sailing season. Forty feet of 5/16" basic yacht braid should not cost you more than $15-$20.
No need to buy high tech line unless you have another use for it after converting to all rope. For a great all rope jib/genoa halyard, I recommend Marlow Spectra Dyneema SK75 line. It is very high strength and almost no stretch. A friend and I are both using it on our C-22's and are very happy with it.

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