I installed my Harken furler and know the removal will be very involved, especially if sections are damaged or twisted. If I remember right, the top eye is too big to pull the sections off there, and instead you have to remove the torque tube and all of the aluminum sections from the bottom. The 7" long connectors that join the sections and ride on the rod, stay on the rod, so you have to slide the sections over each one till they come off the bottom. I think there are 7 sections and it will take some time to take it all apart.
It may be wise to cut the rod close to the eye or the bottom fitting and pull the old stuff off and trash recycle it for scrap. Then coil the rod and take it to a rigger and have him install the bearing pieces and rehead the rod. You can add a toggle to make up the rod length and keep your headstay length. See page 22 of the manual. http://www.harken.com/uploadedfiles/Product_Support/PDF/mk3-1-4863.pdf I think I would order a new furler. Maybe Dennis has some tips? Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean-Francois J Rivard" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:45:35 AM Subject: Stus-List Looking for a used Harken MkIII Unit 1 Reefer or parts for a MKII Unit 1 Hi Y'all, With the boat on the hard and the mast down (Thanks for encouraging me on the mast un-stepping, it was a quick and easy deal). I found a few skeletons in the closet.. The easy one The LED anchor light is shot, I'll replace it with a nice Tricolor, here's what I have in mind: http://www.transmarinestore.com/product_p/sm001.htm It's a bit pricey but it looks top notch and would save the batteries when sailing in the dark. I'm thinking about getting the 2 wires unit with the reversing switch. Any reason I should rewire for 3 wires? The potentially expensive one.. The boat currently has a MkII unit 1 that has seen better days, one of the foils is shot (Twist and rip) some prior owner probably did the ol' halyard wrap trick. A couple others are bent in an "S" shape.. (Probably a spinnaker boom hit) and the torque tube is shot. So now I am looking for a used Harken MkIII Unit 1 Reefer or parts for my MKII Unit 1 The parts I need are: Torque Tube (Must Have) Hub assembly (Nice to have) 2-3 sections of foil (Must Have) Otherwise I would just buy a complete used MKIII unit 1 kit in good condition. If anyone can give me some leads as to where to find that it would be much appreciated. I've already done an email blast to the consignment usual suspects and I have called Harken in hopes of finding some re-man stuff but the guy is out today. Spending $2,500.00 + on a new unit is out of the question for this year as I am already spending kilobucks on the bottom job, electronics, running rigging, etc, etc. I need this in the next couple weeks while she's still on the hard.. Thanks in advance. Francois Rivard 1990 C&C 34+ "TakeFive" Lake Lanier, Georgia _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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