Home & Garden Maintenance & Repairs

How to Put a Halyard on a Flagpole

By Home & Garden Last updated Sunday, July/14/2024

1). Thread your halyard through the sheave.
2). Attach a snap to the halyard by pushing a loop through the end and over the top of the snap and then pulling tight.
3). Attach the other snap to the halyard by pushing a loop through the end and over the top of the snap and then pulling tight.
4). Space the snaps the correct distance apart by measuring against your flag's grommets.
5). Place the two loose ends of the ropes side by side.
6). Tie an overhand knot with a 3-inch tail in both ends. Do not tighten the knots.
7). Thread each tail through the hole in the other knot.
8). Tighten the overhand knots around the tail of the other thread.
9). Pull the two knots together.
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Tape the loose ends of the knots to the ropes.