Spreaders halyard fairlead

[haydude]

Hello,

A while ago I saw a boat that head a kind of fairlead fitted to the spreaders. This was used to hold the spinnaker halyard away from the mast. I thought it was a nice solution to avoid the halyard banging against the mast.

I would like to fit the same to my spreaders, but I do not even know what their name is, let alone where to buy them.

I was wondering if anyone could help. Thank you.

 

[alahol2]

I believe what you are looking for is called a thumb cleat.

 

[BabaYaga]

Seldén makes a hook for parking an inner forestay that sits on the front edge of the spreader. It would probably work well for a spinnaker halyard also. It is made of stainless, so not very cheap. Designed to be kind to the leech of the foresail. Part # 508-190-01.

 

[theoldsalt]

This is what I have on my boat.

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They were already fitted when I bought the boat and unfortunately I don't know where they can be purchased.

I thought the photo might help someone identify a source.

 

[Hoolie]

There's another way of doing it described here http://www.onboardwithmarkcorke.com/on_board/2012/07/silencing-halyards.html
They look like a fairly easy DIY approach, rivetted to the spreader edge.

 

[the lloyds]

We had Selden ones fitted for the inner forestays on the school boats. They actually damaged the rigging wire of the forestays after 3 years, such that we needed new wire, so I am not sure if they would help for your Halyard

 

[Cap'n Creosote]

Two pieces of hard wood with a semicircle routed out of the back of them to fit the spreaders.

6 plastic coathanger hooks, the self adhesive type you stick on wardrobe doors, with a few little brass screws to beef up the strength of the self adhesive pads.

Line the routed out groove with double sided sticky foam tape to stop them rotating around the spreader.

And cable ties to fix them.

Job done.

This works on my 28footer, if your boat is much bigger, you may need to find a stronger type of hook.

 

[William_H]

I always leave my halyards jib and spin very loose such that they fly way out way from the mast. Often hooked around the end of the spreader. The halyards are tied off at the spin pole ring (snotter). A halyard pulled tight will slap in the wind.
The halyards are internal in the mast at the other end. Some would say this looks very sloppy a bit like my boom with mainsail and cover laying on the cabin top. ie off the topping lift. But I am not interested in sloppy looks just practical ways to eliminate slap noise and halyard wear. good luck olewill