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Mast step to reach up and put the halyard on the main

As tall as I am, I cannot comfortably get the halyard shackle on the main with ease..................... Have any of you dealt with this problem ---- those who still have fully battened old fashioned...

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Re: Mast step to reach up and put the halyard on the main

Cathy, You can easily do it. Don't try the rivet gun. Drill and tap threads into the mast to accept the proper size machine screw. Use an anti-seize compound to isolate the stainless screws from the...

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I'm 5' 9" tall, think shorter than Cathy & have no problem. Key is being able to get all sail slugs to go as far down the track as possible. Sometimes the keeper (on my boat it's black, has one...

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Re: Mast step to reach up and put the halyard on the main

I wondered about the slugs in the track a long time ago. There is just no "room to play"...... its just way up there.... as is the top of the main sail cover that I have to untie and retie..... Even...

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Re: Mast step to reach up and put the halyard on the main

Cathy, see www.popularmechanics.com/...74426.html for a Popular Mechanics article on basic metal working, including tapping. A tap is used to cut threads in a hole so a machine screw can be used to...

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Re: Mast step to reach up and put the halyard on the main

I like rivets, quick, easy, clean. For the step aluminum would work, 1/4" is a nice hefty size, and would eliminate the dissimilar metals issue. The big rivets require the big rivet tool....$65 ish....

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