Hornet jib halyard

   Hi,

My Hornet has a wire halyard that is breaking, so over the winter I want to replace it with a Dyneema one. What diameter and type would be good?

The wire one had a highfield lever. I'd like to replace this with a purchase of some sort with the halyard coming out of the mast. What sort of arrangement will work well?

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Riv Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 23 Nov 13 Location: South Devon Online Status: Offline Posts: 353	Post Options Post Reply Quote Riv Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Hornet jib halyard Posted: 09 Oct 20 at 5:49pm
	Hi, My Hornet has a wire halyard that is breaking, so over the winter I want to replace it with a Dyneema one. What diameter and type would be good? The wire one had a highfield lever. I'd like to replace this with a purchase of some sort with the halyard coming out of the mast. What sort of arrangement will work well?
	Mistral Div II prototype board, Original Windsurfer, Hornet built'74.

ian.r.mcdonald Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 24 Feb 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 440	Post Options Post Reply Quote ian.r.mcdonald Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Oct 20 at 7:56pm
	My old fashioned view is that wire shows its age and some broken strands give you a clear message that its needs changing. My experience with Dynema ( light and effective ) is that when it breaks it just does it. And with an open mast gate Hornet that is extra bad news.

Riv Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 23 Nov 13 Location: South Devon Online Status: Offline Posts: 353	Post Options Post Reply Quote Riv Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct 20 at 5:31pm
	Thanks, you've made a good point, I'll mull it over. Plenty of time.
	Mistral Div II prototype board, Original Windsurfer, Hornet built'74.