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Main Halyard

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Topic: Main Halyard

Posted By: Moppo
Subject: Main Halyard
Date Posted: 10 Apr 12 at 11:00am

Borrrowed a Laser 2000 yesterday, and I managed to snap the main halyard. Does anyone know how long it is supposed to be? The class association page rather helpfully suggests that I join the class association before they'll tell me.

Ali

B14 694

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Posted By: Ads
Date Posted: 10 Apr 12 at 11:41am

I would expect it to be 13m. I would recommend 4.5mm Kevlar, as it can't be beaten on stretch for the price.

Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 10 Apr 12 at 12:23pm

14m then and keep moving the bobble so it doesn't break again!

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Musto Skiff and Solo sailor

Posted By: furtive
Date Posted: 10 Apr 12 at 12:38pm

Better to use Spectra than Kevlar if you using a bobble at the top. Then you can see the outer wearing through and cut the end off, rather than waiting for the core to snap and having to re-thread the halyard again.

Posted By: bferry
Date Posted: 10 Apr 12 at 1:10pm

+1 Replaced my Kevlar with Spectra, just as strong, cheaper and less likely to surprise snap.

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Bernard
Vareo 249
Miracle 2818
Malta

Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 10 Apr 12 at 3:29pm

On a tangent, any class that feels that "rope lengths" are a value-added thing to offer only to paid up class association members perhaps needs to take a bit of a look at what they actually offer for the money...

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Al

Posted By: laser193713
Date Posted: 10 Apr 12 at 3:59pm

Its a laser 2000, replace it with whatever it had before. On a 2000 polyester would probably be enough! Why spend over the odds on the halyard for a family dinghy!?

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Posted By: Hughph
Date Posted: 10 Apr 12 at 4:03pm

Don't get Kevlar as it will decay in the sun, and then snap again, better to get a much more UV stable rope for the main halyard, as most of it's life will be spent in the sun when the boat is in the dinghy park.

Get in touch with this guy- great priced stuff and will last and last- http://www.thenottinghillriggingco.com/ - http://www.thenottinghillriggingco.com/

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Posted By: Moppo
Date Posted: 10 Apr 12 at 4:16pm

Originally posted by laser193713

Its a laser 2000, replace it with whatever it had before. On a 2000 polyester would probably be enough! Why spend over the odds on the halyard for a family dinghy!?

I take your point on it not necessarily demanding £4 a metre 0% stretch halyard, and it's not getting what I'd put on my B14, but:

The official halyard pack from Laser is £29 + delivery. This is an issue because a) I can get better rope for less money, b) I've just bought sails for my boat and am therefore super skint
From bitter experience, Laser are chimps, and would probably send the wrong part (true story, with my Dad's old L2k, they genuinely didn't see a problem with doing a dark blue repair on a purple boat).
Why deliberately put poor quality kit on a boat? False economy

Seriously, I just want to know how long it is. The L2k class are, from what I remember from my early days in the class, one of the friendliest and most helpful fleets around. I can understand (sort of) holding back a hardcore tuning guide for non-class members, but rope lengths on a popular cruiser/racer? Baffling.

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B14 694

Posted By: AlexM
Date Posted: 10 Apr 12 at 4:37pm

A quick google says an Laser 2000 mast length is 6.27m. I'm sure you can work out the rest!

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