Replacing Wire To Rope Halyards

The kits are furnished with the appropriate heavy duty stainless thimble and oval compression sleeve for installation by the yachtsman.

Replacing wire to rope halyards.

Plus the lines were all quite worn so we decided it was time to replace them all. To replace the line you want to feed the two lines secured together up the mast. I replaced the wire rope main halyard last year with 8mm liros regatta 2000. My boat is a centurion 32 from 1973 so possibly similar to yours.

Comes with a flemish eye at the rope end and a thimble and sleeve but no shackle. We offer these kits for those who want to replace their old halyards or install new low stretch halyards. Then take the other free end of the new line and butt it up against the old halyard line s end that previously held the shackle. Did not bother with replacing the genoa halyard as this is only used once per season roller furling.

Tapering a wire and prepping the line for a splice for the farr 30 main halyard brought to you by the aps rigging department. Untie the shackle from the old halyard and use a bowline knot to attach it to one free end of the new halyard line. Our professional hand spliced wire to rope halyards feature high quality very flexible 7x19 stainless steel cable taper spliced to very low stretch dacron yacht braid. For more expert a.