I was going to reply but Jim beat me to it. Ward in our local fleet has the dynema solution for the vang attached to the mast under the turning blocks. I have to say I am a fan. Looks clean and simple and gets the load in the right place without any metal working on the deck or in the mast IMO. Agree that unless the deck is really soft that the Spin Halyard and pole lift and down should not be deflecting the deck in any meaningful way. I would also share that when I recored my cabin top I did so from below as many do. When I did that I actually went right over the mast hole and filled it up with epoxy. Then I cut a new hole for the mast. Seemed to work really well as I now have a very thick partners area that is just the right size for the mast.

Robin

All,

I am recoring my deck over the winter. I rebuilt the mast step in the Fall. I race my boat. (Well, errr... I have been trying...)

As far as I can tell, the boats weren't built with any system to tie the deck down at the mast around the halyards. With todays Hi tech, zero stretch halyards, I am now sure my old mushy deck was rising from the halyard load during the '26 National's and causing what I thought was halyard creep.

Is anyone using a good system to tie the deck down at the halyard block points? Can you share?

Mike Vining

USA 101

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