That's better, now I can read your final question! There's a little screw in the head fitting, to lock the swivel.
Aha thanks,
(I’m probably the least IT literate person in the association)
It's a good idea to go back and edit a post if this happens.If you put a return in the middle of a long link, it stops the text from leaking out of the box.
https://www.garhauermarine.com /single-block-with-shackle-40-13-uag.html?___SID=U
Better still, use a few words of link text when you make the link.
Garhauer block
Thanks David,
apologies folks for garbled text in previous post..
Yes, those Garhauer blocks are much more suitable. I have two of them at the masthead and one on the yard, and they perform very well.
Hi Folks,
I’m getting closer now, the mast is up and I hurriedly hoisted the sail up to see how it looked.
(the halyard position is approximate, and I only rigged one temporary downhaul, so it’s not in position) here it is..
https://www.junkrigassociation.org/resources/MemberAlbums /37485058/Boo%20Two/712EE61B-69D5-4A12-9614-32BE2BA6D728.jpeg
https://www.junkrigassociation.org/resources/MemberAlbums /37485058/Boo%20Two/892F1BD0-E666-4DC3-84A6-306B3DA818E2.jpeg
In my haste I installed size 3 Barton blocks at the masthead and now realise they may be far too puny.
I’ve been looking at these,
https://www.garhauermarine.com/
single-block-with-shackle-40-13-uag.html?___SID=U
I was wondering if these would be more suitable? (although I can’t tell if they are fixed or swivel, obviously I need fixed).
Ta
paul
When anchored or moored, with the sail furled, it's common practice to tie the fall of the halyard back away from the mast to prevent slapping. I hitch it around the block on the yard.
Thanks David
The max distance is strongly influenced by the need for the halyard never to get the wrong side of the luff. This happens mostly when taking a reef on a dead run on starboard gybe (assuming sail on port side). What I do to prevent this is to pass the halyard through Barton ring, and tie that ring with a short cord to the lift, at a length such that the halyard can't blow around the luff when slack. With a split rig, of course, the chance of this happening is vanishingly small. I don't think there's a min. The halyard will slap when deep-reefed, but not usually under full sail.
Hi Folks, a question about halyard/rigging eyebolts at base of the mast..
is there a recommended min/max position regarding distance from the mast, to avoid halyard slap? I’ve been making steady progress and have uploaded some pics to my album..