CAUTION:
HEADBOARD BLOCK
REDUCES LOAD ON
HALYARD, TURNING
BLOCKS AND WINCH
BY 50%, CONNECTING
HALYARD DIRECTLY TO
HEADBOARD MAY
OVERLOAD THE
ENTIRE HALYARD
SYSTEM
SHEAVES MUST NOT BIND
OR DISPLAY EXCESSIVE WEAR
SEE ALSO TURNING BLOCK MAINTENANCE,
DRAWING SP-04-02, THREE SHEETS
ANTARES 44 DECK HARDWARE
MAIN HALYARD MAINTENANCE
SP-04-07
TC
ISSUED OCT. 20, 2009
FIRST VESSEL USED 4427
HALYARD DESCENDS
TO MAST BASE
TURNNG BLOCKS
HARKEN RECOMMENDS THAT BLOCKS AND CARS BE
FREQUENTLY FLUSHED WITH FRESH WATER
TO REMOVE SALT DEPOSITS AND DIRT.
LUBRICATION WITH A NON-DIRT ATTRACTING
LUBRICANT LIKE HARKEN McLUBE MAY BE APPLIED.
THIS IS A REGULAR MAINTENANCE ITEM!
HEADBOARD
ATTATCHED
TO SAIL
ONE BATTEN CAR
LLUSTRATED,
MULTIPLE CARS USED,
MAY NOT BE EXACTLY
AS SHOWN
SELDÉN HEADBOX
ASSEMBLY 501-077-01
SEE THE SELDÉN MANUAL FOR REGULAR SERVICE
TO THE MAST HEADBOX SHEAVES WHICH CAN BE
SERVICED WITHOUT LOWERING SPAR OR
UNREAVING HALYARDS BY LIFTING OUT THE
DIVIDER PLATE AND SHEAVE ASSEMBLIES
ADDITIONAL FITTINGS FOR ANTENNA AND LIGHT MOUNTS MAY
NEED TO BE DISCONNECTED FOR ACCESS, ASSEMBLY MAY NOT
BE EXACTLY AS ILLUSTRATED
MAIN HALYARD FALL RESISTANCE WILL BE EXPERIENCED
IF SHEAVES AND CARS ARE NOT FREE RUNNING AND TRUE.
DIRT OR SALT ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN SEIZED
OR SEVERELY WORN SHEAVES AND SIGNIFICANT HALYARD
BINDING, MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN DROPPING THE SAIL.
THE WINCH IS CAPABLE OF GENERATING SUFFICIENT FORCE
TO OVERCOME UNNATURAL RESISTANCE AND CONTINUED USE
WITH BINDING COMPONENTS MAY INADVERTENTLY DAMAGE
THE HALYARD TACKLE.
HALYARD IS 203' (62M)
1/2" (12MM) DYNEEMA,
ONE END EYE SPLICE