Halyard Snagged in the Passive Radar Reflector.

[Sandy]

Similar to roaringgirl I run lines between the mast steps outer ends from top to bottom as tight as I can. It certainly helps prevents wraps although as others have pointed out keeping the halyard without slack helps too, I know not always easy to do. I use thin cord about 3mm.

Thanks @dansaskip, just the sort of information I was looking for.

As usual the thread dropped down a rabbit hole of how radar signals work, clearly my ancient degree, that included such stuff, is well out of date and I read that there is a lot of 'processing' that goes on in those black boxes that we now use.

 

[Refueler]

Thanks @dansaskip, just the sort of information I was looking for.

As usual the thread dropped down a rabbit hole of how radar signals work, clearly my ancient degree, that included such stuff, is well out of date and I read that there is a lot of 'processing' that goes on in those black boxes that we now use.

Sorry to say it - but you opened the can of worms ... with a rather 'optimistic' statement.

 

[Sandy]

Sorry to say it - but you opened the can of worms ... with a rather 'optimistic' statement.

It is YBW, threads drift in about five posts

I shall keep my questions short and to the point in future in order not to get dragged down some irrelevant rabbit hole

 

[Refueler]

It is YBW, threads drift in about five posts

I shall keep my questions short and to the point in future in order not to get dragged down some irrelevant rabbit hole

C 'mon ... you said it yourself ... thread drift ...

 

[ashtead]

We had the same problem of main around the firdell blipped on our Bavaria -solution was to keep taught using a carabiner type clip attached to stack pack. Normally happened until we learnt better motoring out of harbour and encountering chop/ferry wake etc.