Attaching a flag halyard to the standing rigging.

[Easticks28]

My yacht has no cross trees , which is not unususl here.
I wish to fly a couple of pennants to but have nowhere to attach the block.
Does anyone know of a 'clamp on' fitting which will fix to one of the wire shrouds for this purpose please ?

 

[Goldie]

I’d be tempted to use a rolling hitch and a small block but if you want a clamp, have a look at ‘Barton shroud cleat with an eye’. You could always cut off the other end if worried about things snagging on it. Another option might be to use a wire rope ‘Bulldog’ grip to attach a line with a loop or block but tape over the grip to avoid chafe

 

[V1701]

How about riveting or screwing a small strap eye to the mast at the appropriate height and run a line around the shroud with the small block attached, that way the block could be between the shroud and the mast. At the bottom either a shroud cleat or a small cleat again screwed or riveted to the mast...

 

[prv]

I used to fly my ensign from part-way up the backstay, with a halyard passed through a small shackle secured to the stay with a racking seizing in waxed sailmaker's twine. I eventually switched to a taffrail staff because the flag hangs more elegantly, but the shackle on the backstay never moved.

Pete

 

[lw395]

Wrap self amalgamating tape around the stay, then whip on a loop of cord.

 

[Little Dorrit]

A small nylon thimble can be easily lashed to a shroud providing a cheap low friction eye ring.

 

[Easticks28]

Thanks all. Some good ideas there, worth trying.

 

[Stemar]

For my ensign, I attached a tiny block to my backstay using one of these

Works a treat

 

[Poignard]

For my ensign, I attached a tiny block to my backstay using one of these

Works a treat

 

[TLouth7]

Broads yachts mostly seem to fly house flags/burgees from bamboo poles at the masthead, could you do this? Or take the opportunity if you have a gaff rig to fly an ensign from the end of the gaff.

 

[Easticks28]

Broads yachts mostly seem to fly house flags/burgees from bamboo poles at the masthead, could you do this? Or take the opportunity if you have a gaff rig to fly an ensign from the end of the gaff.

I already do. However I have a couple of club burgees that I would like to fly.

 

[neil_s]

Cut a small loop of line and whip it to your shroud. Shackle a small block to the loop and there you are! I have one on my backstay for the ensign.

 

[rogerthebodger]

I have used one of these with an eye nut on one of the exposed threads to attach the block.

View attachment 93033

 

[Cantata]

I use these - 'Barton shroud cleat with eye'.
Barton Shroud Cleat with Eye | Marine Super Store

 

[Poignard]

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I have since dispensed with the block for the flag halyard and just pass the halyard through the ring above

 

[JumbleDuck]

I use these - 'Barton shroud cleat with eye'.
Barton Shroud Cleat with Eye | Marine Super Store

I have the normal cleat from teh same series, which works well.. Further up the backstay is a microblock tied to the stay by a previous owner. As I am changing the standing rigging this winter I shall have to work out how to do it.

 

[greeny]

Thin cord and a prussic knot. Can be tied low down and slid up using a stick to the height you want it, then pull it tight and it tightens onto the shroud. Ok it could maybe have a tendency to slip under load on a smooth ss shroud but the weight of a couple of pennants isn't going to pull it down.

 

[Runcible]

Is there anything to attach a flag halyard block to a 10mm shroud? The ones I see for sale are for up to 8mm shroud.