I replaced my wire to rope halyards on my "76 M17 the sheaves were worn and the wire wouldn't stay in the groove, and it seems to me the little reduced windage aloft is not worth the hassle of dealing with the wire.
Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Smith, Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 5:32 PM Subject: RE: M_Boats: Push, pull, push, pull..... Regarding your downhaul, four feet off the deck is probably no big deal. I attach my downhaul to the second rather than top sail hank to avoid fouling and I bet I've got 3 or 4 feet still up too, come to think about it. I've not seen a wire to rope headsail halyard but what do I know. Less windage and all that I guess. You'd want to make sure the sheave in the block is designed for wire, but I don't see any reason to change it out otherwise. t Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle Sandpoint, Idaho M15-345, Chukar M17-064, Unnamed PS: Connie, the FIRST thing I did when I rigged the boat was put a downhaul on, but thanks for the tip anyway! I have wire halyards though and they won't let the downhaul come all the way down. They stop about 4 feet from the tack, should I replace them? Thanks again, -R. ===== "In a power boat you may get there faster, but in a sailboat you are already there." __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats This message was scanned for viruses!! _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
