Baslin
Member III
Within the next month or so, we are going to be replacing our existing headstay and so I thought I would take a trip to the top of the mast today to get a look at how the headstay connects to the masthead. In the picture, you can see the headstay pin that connects to a toggle, but the toggle pin is covered by the stainless steel plate (see red arrow)....Along with a new headstay, I also will be replacing the toggle as well...has anyone taken this plate off in order to gain access to the toggle pin?.....It appears as though the stainless steel plate wraps around the backside of the two masthead sheaves. So if I’m correct, the two sheaves have to be removed before the plate can be removed in order to get the headstay toggle off. There goes my safety plan of going up the mast with two halyards. If anyone has any pictures of this plate removed or any information on replacing the headstay without pulling the mast, I would appreciate the feedback.
thanks,
Blake
thanks,
Blake