Hi Jonathan
Long time, (We are still thinking about a weekend “Raid” to accommodate families)
But to the point, rub, noise, worry.
Like Nick, (should know it intimately by now, but) will have to check on boat itself. But looking at the video and listening, could it be the winch? This would account for it getting louder on mast haul, as there is more strain. Our halyards rub fractionally on the underneath of that guide strip, but not so that they make a noise or give rise to concern.
When raising the mast the greatest tension is on the eye bolt at the foot of the mast. As it also secures the keel case to the cabin roof, I suspect that the yawning noise of the rope going through the eye, is made worse by the “soundbox” effect of the keel case. We have had the mast up and down frequently with no real worries about the lifting halyard. We replaced the original going up 2mm.
Crosswinds, shrouds catching, using the shrouds to keep it central as it goes up to avoid keyways getting misaligned, remembering to make connections at the top of the mast, getting the Newland pole in the right orientation with the deck u-bolt, Jib/forestay connection to U-bolt on mast, these are a few of my favourite things!
Never worried about the halyard itself- perhaps I will now!
That’s why we need a bit of a get together.
Hope to see you soon
Alistair