[lido1280]

As my user name suggests I own the1,280th Lido 14 built. Currently my main and jib halyards are two part wire and rope. I've heard rumblings about replacing these with Spectra/Dynema and was looking for some advice. My first thought is to simply replace the cable portion and doing away with the shackles on the sail end. However I have no idea if this is a valid though or not. I know many racers who replace it all with a single piece of line but I hear using the cleats with the thin slick line can cause issues. Thoughts?

 

[Bill-Rangatira]

i did mine love them good instruction here
Splicing Amsteel to Sta-Set
I found the runners tails meant i could use standard clutches rather than the constrictors for dyneema

 

[Stumble]

For a Lido I would probably just go to strait dyneema and make sure your cam cleats are in good shape. Your halyards are pretty lightly loaded, so I wouldn't worry to much about adding tails. It just wouldn't be worth the effort.

If you do want to add something to make the line easier to handle, then splice in a short piece of cover where the halyard hits the cleat. You can recycle used line, or use a 3' piece of something like Samson 'Smooth Ice' cover. It's a pretty quick splice to learn, and since it carries no load isn't a critical issue.

Wire as halyards are long past time to retire.

 

[Bill-Rangatira]

For a Lido I would probably just go to strait dyneema and make sure your cam cleats are in good shape. Your halyards are pretty lightly loaded, so I wouldn't worry to much about adding tails. It just wouldn't be worth the effort.

If you do want to add something to make the line easier to handle, then splice in a short piece of cover where the halyard hits the cleat. You can recycle used line, or use a 3' piece of something like Samson 'Smooth Ice' cover. It's a pretty quick splice to learn, and since it carries no load isn't a critical issue.

Wire as halyards are long past time to retire.

sorry thought this was a bigger boat

 

[tommays]

New England Ropes - Product Details

Spyder line seems perfect ?

It sure strong enough on and outhaul

 

[lido1280]

For a Lido I would probably just go to strait dyneema and make sure your cam cleats are in good shape.

No cams, horn style cleats at the base of the mast. She's quite original.

 

[Stumble]

Ahh...

In that case just use strait dyneema. It works fine on horn cleats.

 

[JimsCAL]

Or use a line with a hi-tech core and a Dacron cover.

 

[Multihullgirl]

Make sure all your sheaves are smooth and fair. Wire tends to cut grooves in the sheaves, and then when you install line, the sheaves eat your line, so check along the halyard run for fairness

 

[svHyLyte]

As long as the sheave at the masthead is in good shape, I suggest 3/8" spectra with the cover stripped off the fall of the halyard from the masthead. It worked for us on our racing dinghy quite nicely.

FWIW...

 

[bobmcgov]

There's a new Samson single braid that has nice hand & is 'toothy' enuf to work in standard cleats, clutches, and winch drums.

Control-DPX

Nicey-strongy, lower creep than some Dyneema, and a good price. I'm thinking we replace all the 1/2"-line-to-5/16"-wire halyards on our 30'er with 1/4" Control-DPX. Keep the line coils small & save about 20# aloft.:laugher

For a Lido 14, you could get away with about a 3/32" high tech line. But at some point, it gets too small to ride the sheaves or handle comfortably. I've used 3/16" on dinks for halyards.