Replacing wire to rope halyards perhaps it was because phoenix sat so long in detroit 10 years on the hard with her masts down or perhaps it was because of how the masts were stored but her halyards were riddled with meat hooks that wreaked havoc on our hands.
Replacing wire to rope halyards.
Comes with a flemish eye at the rope end and a thimble and sleeve but no shackle.
I replaced the wire rope main halyard last year with 8mm liros regatta 2000.
No problems with strength nor with the plain not self tailing winch on the mast.
Made of the highest quality 7x19 oil free stainless wire and new england ropes premium white sta set yacht braid.
Then take the other free end of the new line and butt it up against the old halyard line s end that previously held the shackle.
To replace the line you want to feed the two lines secured together up the mast.
For more expert a.
My boat is a centurion 32 from 1973 so possibly similar to yours.
We offer these kits for those who want to replace their old halyards or install new low stretch halyards.
The kits are furnished with the appropriate heavy duty stainless thimble and oval compression sleeve for installation by the yachtsman.
Plus the lines were all quite worn so we decided it was time to replace them all.
Untie the shackle from the old halyard and use a bowline knot to attach it to one free end of the new halyard line.