RS600: stretchy halyard?

   Yeh I'm having the batten ends fixed at the moment actually. If you wouldn't mind, could I ask you to explain the method of 'pre-tensioning' the halyard with the downhaul in a bit of detail? I've had a read of the 2002 rigging guide but the instructions as to how to raise the sail and use the downhaul with halyard aren't detailed enough for me.

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dohertpk Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 28 Sep 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 172	Post Options Post Reply Quote dohertpk Report Post Quote Reply Topic: RS600: stretchy halyard? Posted: 27 Jun 14 at 12:26am
	Yeh I'm having the batten ends fixed at the moment actually. If you wouldn't mind, could I ask you to explain the method of 'pre-tensioning' the halyard with the downhaul in a bit of detail? I've had a read of the 2002 rigging guide but the instructions as to how to raise the sail and use the downhaul with halyard aren't detailed enough for me.

craiggo Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1810	Post Options Post Reply Quote craiggo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Jun 14 at 12:01am
	I used to have a standard 1:1 kevlar halyard. Still run the same on my 700. I never noticed any extra wear on the 600 main as a result of halyard tension. The only wear I suffered from was the usual batten ends on the boltrope.

dohertpk Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 28 Sep 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 172	Post Options Post Reply Quote dohertpk Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 14 at 11:25pm
	I don't think the cleat is slipping no. Embarrassingly, I don't know what rope I'm using (still relatively new to the sport). What kind of rope should I be using? The method you describe at the end of your post does ring a bell, but I think it's meant to be hard on the sail and I've spent 200 euro on sail repairs in the last 6 months so trying to avoid anything too onerous on the sail cloth. I'll have a look at that technique again though - I had thought it was optional and not a necessity.

craiggo Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1810	Post Options Post Reply Quote craiggo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 14 at 11:21pm
	Russ is correct, a certain amount of pre-tension is desirable on the 600. I used to pull the halyard until the sail was fully up, then take the tail and tie a loop in it where it exited the mast. I would then take the loose end and run this around the boom bolt and back up through the loop I tied. You can then graunch the halyard up the last bit pre-tensioning the rig. This last little bit as well as inducing the right mast bend, also pulls the stretch out of the kicker as it should only just allow the sail fully up when fully released.

Null Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 May 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 745	Post Options Post Reply Quote Null Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 14 at 11:15pm
	Could be a number of things, what rope are you using? Secondly is the cleat slipping slightly? They don't last forever. Finally are you not meant to pretension the Halyard by pulling sail up then pulling loads of Cunningham on then release and pull sail up again? To take out the stretch? Could be wrong but seem to remember this from years ago when I borrowed one?

dohertpk Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 28 Sep 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 172	Post Options Post Reply Quote dohertpk Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 14 at 10:53pm
	Hello hive mind, I'd appreciate your advice once more. Whenever I pull the downhaul on my 600 (and I pull it on hard), my sail slips down from the top of the mast about 6 inches. Could this be due to a stretchy halyard, or am I rigging wrong? As always, many thanks for your generosity and patience. Peter