Genoa halyard turning block top of mast

[Roger Goodfellow]

I have a Beneteau first 310 1991. 

Subject block is jammed with halyard. 

I had someone up the mast and they were unable to free halyard. 

Any suggestions please. 

[William Pribe]

Good Morning, 

I had a First 310 and that happened to me also. The shive is plastic and the shive split, jamming the halyard. I had to take down the mast to get the halyard free and replaced the shive. I ordered aluminum shives and replaced all of them with the aluminum ones. 

Bill Pribe 

Wing Jammer 36.7

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[Roger Goodfellow]

Thank you so much. 

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On May 26, 2026, at 10:34 AM, William Pribe <wpr...@gmail.com> wrote:



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[S/V Slainte; First 310]

Yes, sounds like the sheave is broken or flat spotted. think the simplest solution in the long run is to drop the stick. Good news is it will give you the opportunity to inspect everything and replace the worn out stuff as needed. I replaced all the sheaves in mine, rewired, etc. the first year I had my 310. Good luck with it.