Replacing Wire To Rope Halyards

Tapering a wire and prepping the line for a splice for the farr 30 main halyard brought to you by the aps rigging department.

Replacing wire to rope halyards. Made of the highest quality 7x19 oil free stainless wire and new england ropes premium white sta set yacht braid. Untie the shackle from the old halyard and use a bowline knot to attach it to one free end of the new halyard line. To replace the line you want to feed the two lines secured together up the mast. 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.

Our professional hand spliced wire to rope halyards feature high quality very flexible 7x19 stainless steel cable taper spliced to very low stretch dacron yacht braid. Did not bother with replacing the genoa halyard as this is only used once per season roller furling. We offer these kits for those who want to replace their old halyards or install new low stretch halyards. Plus the lines were all quite worn so we decided it was time to replace them all.

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. My boat is a centurion 32 from 1973 so possibly similar to yours. For more expert a. No problems with strength nor with the plain not self tailing winch on the mast.