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Re: Amel lost its mast - D1?

Eric Freedman
 

HI Alan,

Do you have photos of how the halyard passes the spreader and how you tie it to the rail?

 

We also had it made long enough to pass it through a very large block and back to the electric winch so we could lift someone up to the top of the maim mast.

Fair Winds

Eric

Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

 

 

From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io On Behalf Of Alan Leslie
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2022 6:44 PM
To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io
Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Amel lost its mast - D1?

 

The previous owner of Elyse bent a few of those horns, I still have them.
In the 9 years we have owned Elyse we have never had a halyard wrap issue.
We have a spinnaker/gennaker halyard which we use with our gennaker.
It is always stored like this



with chafe protection on the upper shroud, it's tied tightly to the stbd rail aft of the mast.
It does get loose occasionally and needs to be tightened.
This is simple to keep an eye on.
Our Amel has a little notice next to the FOC (genoa) furling switch which says
"Attention aux drisses" meaning look out for the halyards, to avoid halyard wraps.
These are seamanship issues not design issues.

Cheers
Alan
Elyse SM437

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