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Re: main halyard

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BOAT wrote:Okay, I'll do it - where do I get the instructions for the KFC halyard? Do I meed to change my mast head rigging?
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Re: main halyard

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Is the Colonel King halyard somehow harder than tying a bowline knot to the bitter end of the halyard and shackling it to the head, with maybe a block at the base of the mast to return it to top under some control, and perhaps some blocks to take it to the cockpit? It seems like a pretty easy thing to figure to me unless I'm missing something.
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You can even just tie it off. The only tricky part is getting the halyard length right of course.
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Re: main halyard

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The "MAIN HALYARD LED AFT KIT" I got from BWY a long time ago came with all double blocks so I already have everything I need for the Halyard's return trip back down the mast (??) right?
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Re: main halyard

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Jim has this single handling thing down.

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http://www.macgregorsailors.com/forum/v ... 4&p=206037

Video of it in operation
http://s132.photobucket.com/user/c130ki ... 9.mp4.html
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