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Rope Sizes for Halyards

16th December 2017

Lucy FP

Posted December 16, 2017

I need to replace the halyard cleats on Tango & am trying to work out whether to get 4-8mm or 6-12mm. All the halyards that came with the boat are 10mm, but that seems quite big. What’s the normal size for Sonatas?

Mark Taylor

Posted December 18, 2017

All Saraband’s are 8mm dyneema and have proved fine. The sag in the forestay means that I periodically have to chop off some of genoa halyard as I get some chafe off the side of the genoa sheave housing, which does look quite smooth so not sure what else I can do. I just make sure I get the genoa halyard over-long so it has lots to be cut-off!

I use Spinlock XS (I think!) clutches which are advertised as the right size for the halyards but in reality have some slippage, especially on the main. I have had to thicken the halyard where it is held by the clutch 

Mark

Lucy FP

Posted December 21, 2017

Thanks Mark, that’s great – will go for 8mm dyneema & the smaller clutch. 

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