replacing halyard

[gary1946]

hi everyone,
question, i have a freedom 25 and need to change the mainsail halyard ..can i run a messager tied to it up and then put the new line through that way or do i have to climb
thanks
gary

[anemoneii]

Messenger line will work well, I remove my halyards every winter to keep them "new"

[justified]

A messenger will work just make sure that you have a strong connection between the messenger and the halyard and a long smooth tapper so it won't get hung up as you go threw the shive. I found out the hard way.
Peter
s/v Frayed

[imagine2frolic]

I sew, and then place shrink to fit over the sewing of the 2 ends.The shrink to fit shrinks the sewn area, so it doesn't hang up........i2f

[gary1946]

thanks to all of you this freedom rig is new to me iam use the ss cables so its a learning curve

[QuickMick]

when i butt the lines together, i take a paperclip and bend it into an 's' shape and kinda snake the tape through it, as it gives you more strength at the joint. Do Not use too much tape or it may get jammed in the sheeve (learned the hard way, lol, seperated the joint-this was pre paperclip trick-both lines came raining down and i had to go up anyway)

[Tempest]

I use Imagine to Frolic's method...Sew the two but ends together and then I wrap the joint with a little overlap in Atomic tape very tightly to make a smooth transition. It needs to roll over the Sheeve smoothly
I use a carpet thread to sew. The sewing is just a little extra insurance imo.

You can usually feel when the butt joint gets to the sheeve, a slight extra downward presssure on the pull side, with some pressure on the feed side will help turn it in the right direction. If it hangs up, don't force it, just back off and try it again. Not that difficult at all.

[celenoglu]

you can also useat shrink tubing from an electronics shop. You can directly add the new one to the old one end by end and heat shrink the tube. the tube becomes a lot much softer after it shrinks.

[Gary M]

I just use duct tape, carefully applied to the two lines butt ended together, and have never had a problem.

Gary

[Tempest]

Heat shrink tubing sounds like a great way to go...I will definitely
try that next time