The exit box for the main halyard on my 42 Custom ripped out of the mast several years ago on a breezy day just before a race. Rather than repair it back to its former self, I decided to cover the hole with a stainless plate and began using a mast-mounted winch for the main (the old fashioned set up). This has worked well as the Tides system makes the main very easy to hoist, and it's almost up by the time I go to the winch. In addition, the new arrangement freed up a deck winch, which I no longer use or need. As a result, this past spring I reduced the number of deck winches around the mast from six to four.
If you like your current arrangement and you can't access the sheave, I would try buying a new exit box that can be adapted to fit in the same location. From: John McCrea via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2021 5:57 PM To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: johnmcc...@comcast.net Subject: Stus-List Main Halyard Lower Sheave Box on the 36-1. Hello. Two years ago, I swapped out the rope to wire halyards on Talisman and replaced the mast sheaves at the top of the mast. All working great except the main halyard. It tends to bind up the last few feet and on the 36-1 there is a bottom exit centerline sheave box where the main halyard exits just above the deck. Since it was designed to handle wire I am assuming this may be the culprit. I pulled it yesterday and it is a complete welded unit so you can not easily replace the sheave like the masthead. Has anyone replaced this and any advice? Thanks! John McCrea Talisman 1979 36-1 Mystic, CT
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