The jib halyard at the masthead is designed to exit the mast in a straight line. A spinnaker will exert a pull to either side. Years ago we lost the spinnakers head swivel leaving the halyard up the mast. Set another spinnaker on the jib halyard. But the wire cut through shortly thereafter having been cut by exit plates at the masthead.
Try swapping halyards at deck level so that the spinnaker comes out on the desired side and the main exits on the opposite side. Ed Levert C&C 34 Briar Patch New Orleans Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2021, at 10:29 AM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Hi John > > I would be worried about the pin halyard getting tangled with the jib halyard > due to gybing, etc ... > > Our most often used spin halyard is on the port side as well. On windy days > you can just brace your back against leeward shrouds while jumping the > halyard. It has not been a problem. For stbd roundings we usually opt for > the stbd spin halyard which would then be in the same situation > > Mike Hoyt > Persistence > Halifax, NS > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Heaton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: May 7, 2021 11:54 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: John Heaton <turnhamgreenconsult...@gmail.com> > Subject: Stus-List C&C29 Mk2 - swapping jib / spinnaker halyard > > Hi folks - on my C&C 29 Mk2 the jib halyard comes out on the std side of the > mast and the spinnaker on the port side and I want to reverse them to make it > easier to "jump" the spinnaker halyard. > > Anyone else done this - I noted the spin halyard exits the mast higher than > the jib halyard, so I will probably do this in the fall when the mast has > been dropped? > > thanks > > CAN363 > Double on the Rocks > Toronto > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
