The jib halyard on the Nomad has a 3:1purchase using rope, blocks and sheaves attached to the end of the wire halyard. These are run inside the mast to keep it tidy. However if the rope twists, it wraps around itself, making the lowering of the mast impossible without removing the halyard shackle at the bow. The only way I have found to address this issue is to remove the foot of the mast, untangle the halyard and the rope, try to remove the twist in the rope and reassemble.
There appears to be no way to remove the halyard from the mast, untangle it outside the mast and replace it, as the swaged T-ball terminal is too large to pass through the sheave opening on the upper part of the mast. I'm considering replacing the wire halyard with a Vectran line, so I can remove the whole works to untangle it!
I'll add a picture next time I have to take it apart.
I'd like to learn of others' solutions.
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Did you ever do the line thing?
No,
Last year was spend renovating the bathroom, so the few times I got out on the water did not cause my frustration level to rise high enough to make the change.
I'm also spending more time on the Yachtpals site for commenting, rather than here. You might wish to check it out.
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