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internal halyard and wire slap
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:31:15 GMT,
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:26:38 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:
Ok...dumb question....
If one of your halyards does break..how would you thread a new one up
through the mast channels?
What mast channels? Have you ever used "Great Stuff"? It will give you
a whole new appreciation for the word "sticky". The idea that you can
keep the halyards running free by moving them up and down while the
foam expands and hardens is hilarious to contemplate. My guess is that
anyone who tries this stunt will be shopping for a complete new mast
to replace the ruined one.
BB
That does sound like a disaster waiting to happen
I have been
haunted by things that go clang in the night. I suspect that most of
the noise has to do with the vhf antenna cable or the wind instrument
cable. My spar is fairly "bendy" and I can often reduce the noise by
putting a bit more tension on the backstay.
Parallax wrote in message
.com...
Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside
their masts and are looking for solutions. Strangely, this has never
bothered me but I may have a solution.
Get several cans of that expanding foam (product name "Great Stuff").
Every 10' or so drill a tiny hole in the mast large enough for the
nozzle to fit. Push the nozzle in far enough to squirt a dab on the
opposite internal mast wall, on the side wall and opposite wall and
withdraw the nozzle to put a little just inside the hole. Allow it to
set. Push the nozzle through the dried foam at the hole till it is
above the four foam spots and inject enough to form a blob filling the
cross section at the mast. It will be held in place by the four
hardened blobs. Let it begin to set but work th halyards up and down
as it sets.
I have not tried this but might if the slap ever bothers me.
DBO
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