Silence of the Halyards

[tangomoon]

We have bungeed them, tied them to the toe-rail/pulpit/pushpit left them loose, it all takes so much time to do - Is there some sage out there who has the answer to simple silencing of the halyards please

 

[Poignard]

On your boat or others?

On your boat - fit thumb cleats to the spreaders. On other boats - untie one end and pull through.

 

[michael_w]

Elastic will never work.

Clip one end to the pulpit/boom end. Pull tight. Return to mast. Take length of light line, say 2' long. Tie on end to lower shrouds. Lead line round halyards and shrouds. Pull tight so halyards are kept away from the mast.

On somebody else's boat you can often use the halyard itself or the slack from a mooring line as the frapping line.

 

[Salty John]

If you don't want to use thumb cleats or frapping lines, the recommended way, just flick the halyard around the spreader tip and then pull tight.

 

[Poignard]

Why is it that when you get out of bed and go on deck to investigate a tapping halyard - it stops doing it?

 

[colvic987]

or buy a boat which has the lines running down the inside of the mast, i don't suffer from the thrapping halyards syndrome.

For the halyards from the spreader i use a barton cleat which is bolted to a shroud.

 

[VicMallows]

Strange that yours don't flap around inside the mast....mine do, doesn't matter whether tight; slack; or anything inbetween. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Vic

 

[SvenglishTommy]

Mine flap inside the mast too. One day I will find out the source of the in-mast wind. Probably the same day I get up in the middle of the night and they dont sunddenly stop flapping.

I'll get those fairies I tell you!

 

[tangomoon]

Since you mentioned it - I had tied all halyards away from possible frapping and been on deck several times over two or three nights to find the cause of the noise - internal mast wiring! B~~~td

 

[polantom]

If you can't get rid of the internal mast rattling by tightening halyards etc its probably wiring bouncing about as the boat rocks.

 

[Poignard]

I used to have a berth near a boat that had internal halyards. It was bad enough for the neighbours but the owner must have been driven mad by it. [probably why he rarely appeared]. If it had been mine I would have altered it so that the halyards were external. Shouldn't be too difficult to fit a couple of extra sheaves at the masthead.

What is the attraction of internal halyards anyway? Reduction in windage? Better appearance?

 

[tangomoon]

Yes like the post above yours says but TY for the thought

 

[polantom]

Sorry, I didn't realise that I wasn't permitted to post an answer that agreed with anyone else! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I'll be sure to contradict you next time! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[bbg]

You can add to your list - less likely to get a twist / wrap around a different halyard.

 

[colvic987]

I have not had any problems with noise from mast, the wiring runs down some conduit inside the mast and the halyards are always kept taut, It is a bowman mast with in mast conduit.

Just found the mast and headsail reefing gear info, and been busy reading, amazing how much info is stored away safe, and forgotten about. just been reading about how to maintain the reefing gear, additional to the washing down with fresh water and where to grease etc...before i go to boat in morning..

so more bedtime reading for me... missus won't be impressed, she'll have to make her own cup of tea now /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[NFCN]

Nobody has mentioned that despite one's best preventative efforts on deck the only sure way of silencing halyards is 3 or 4 glasses of decent claret then earplugs...