Hi Divid, You've had the boat a while and the restrainer was probably suggested by the sailmaker and the sails cut to reflect that, so removing it may cause new problems.
Is the halyard chafe new? When did it start? I would look for something that has changed recently. Has the restrainer been changed recently? I think Schaefer makes two sizes of "fairlead style" restrainers like yours and a pulley style also. Maybe it got switched? Or maybe the fastener for the cage was replaced with a round head screw or backed out enough to cut the halyard? I would definitely grind and wet sand and polish the cage where it is scored, and check the pulleys for wear. Your chafe may be from the halyard pulley? I suffered some chafe from a sharp edge on the top of my furler section. My own fault. I damaged the furler the first time I used it because I put my genoa on and didn't realize I trapped a spin halyard in the sail as I wrapped the genoa and then did a stupid thing. I pulled hard on the furling line from the cockpit, thinking it needed to be trained and then did a stupid thing and used my winch to pull harder. The mechnical advantage allowed me to tear the plastic cap off the top of the furler section (bounced off the deck and into the water) and jambed the halyard schackle into the aluminum section tearing into that too. Years later, I had a situation where I couldn't furl the sail, because the halyard got caught in the furler. I had to tension the halyard more to raise the swivel and clear it before furling. Later, I shortened the halyard to remove the bad end. Now I mark the halyard with a sharpie where it meets the winch drum so I know it has enough tension to furl properly. This year, the mast is out so I decided to add a halyard restrainer similar to Josh's. Chuck, Resolute, C&C 34R, Pasadena, Md > On April 9, 2020 at 10:43 AM David Knecht via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Francois emailed me off list to say that with the same rig, he has no > halyard restrainer and has never had a problem with halyard wrap. So I am > considering removing the restrainer. This is surely to some extent rig > specific, but I am wondering > > 1. how many people have them and how many don’t > 2. If without, have you had halyard wrap problems? > > David Knecht > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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