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When replacing halyards what length should they be ?

Cheers

I bought 25 metres, it's about right to give you some spare to top and tail and move the wear points. I have a full spectra main halyard, and will replae the headsail halyard with the same when its got too tatty.....

Thanks Miker

Did you put a quick release on the end or do you just tie on each time ? What size of spectra ?

Cheers

Rod

Rod, I used 10mm in the fastest red I could get

Instead of tying on each time, I tied a bowline to a RF1033 Captive Pin Halyard Shackle 1/''; from Whitworths. Quicker and easier than the bowline each time and has the strength required.

G'Day Rod,
Mike good description, may I add, I use the same system, only dfference is I used a fishermans bend which is a little stronger and more secure. The bowline can work loose with vibration and handling.
Another thing I found was that when you use the main halyard to attach to the topping lift on the boom, in winds of about 5kts the line will humm. Sounds like a motor cruiser. If you have a separate topping lift, most have, tie them together with a short length of small stuff 300mm above the shackel to stop the vibration.
On 2 occasions people have thought the bearings in the wind instruments needed replacing. It was the Aoelian vibration.
Another piece of useless information!

Greg, surely you mean an Anchor Hitch? Not a Fisherman's Bend?

Perhaps on June 2 we could have a knot workshop. I only know three, apart from a granny knot.........

I know 3 (including the granny knot)

I use an eye splice and halyard shackle with 8mm spectra on Storm Petrel (ie no knots)
Cheers,
Mark

Mike, better study this there wil be questions on it.

Wait for it ?......... I have wire halyards and and a wire winch on the mast

Bear