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wire cable vs vectran (or spectra) for halyards

Posted by water rat on 1/19/2008, 11:25 am
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I currently have cables running inside the mast for both the jib and main halyards. On both, the loop at the cable end doesn't have a thimble and the wire is sawing through the loop in the end of the rope part of the halyard where they join. I can replace just the rope and leave the cable inside the mast. Also considering replacing both with just all high tech line (spectra or vectran) for both systems - main and jib. (Or high tech line inside the mast spliced to something a bit easier on the hands for the part outside the mast.)
The advantages I see to an all rope system is that it would eliminate the current problem occurring again, it's lighter, the cable is wearing the slot in the mast and rope wouldn't. The disadvantages would be the rope stretches more (but I have been told this is minimal) and the initial cost of replacing the whole system.
Thoughts anyone? Thought I saw a discussion on this before but can't find anything now.
Thanks,
Debra

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wire cable vs vectran (or spectra) for halyards - water rat 1/19/2008, 11:25 am
- Re: wire cable vs vectran (or spectra) for halyards - CAN 14835 1/20/2008, 7:43 am
  - Re: wire cable vs vectran (or spectra) for halyards - water rat 1/27/2008, 7:52 pm
    - Re: wire cable vs vectran (or spectra) for halyards - dwhite 1/28/2008, 7:20 am
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--Previous Message-- : I currently have cables running inside : the mast for both the jib and main : halyards. On both, the loop at the : cable end doesn't have a thimble and : the wire is sawing through the loop : in the end of the rope part of the : halyard where they join. I can : replace just the rope and leave the : cable inside the mast. Also : considering replacing both with just : all high tech line (spectra or : vectran) for both systems - main and : jib. (Or high tech line inside the : mast spliced to something a bit : easier on the hands for the part : outside the mast.) : The advantages I see to an all rope : system is that it would eliminate : the current problem occurring again, : it's lighter, the cable is wearing : the slot in the mast and rope : wouldn't. The disadvantages would : be the rope stretches more (but I : have been told this is minimal) and : the initial cost of replacing the : whole system. : Thoughts anyone? Thought I saw a : discussion on this before but can't : find anything now. : Thanks, : Debra :

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