forgot, before you unfurl the sail, reconnect the tack to the drum Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS [email protected]
On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 7:42 PM, dwight veinot <[email protected]> wrote: > Marek > > My Harken furler is not the same Unit 00 but replacing the line is easy. > With the sail furled disconnect the tack of the sail from the drum, pull > the furling line completely off the drum and undo the stop knot (I use a > figure 8) measure the length, get a new line a few feet longer, same > diameter (I use 5/16 braid black tracer), fix the new line to the axle > again figure 8 stopper knot, roll the new line onto the drum by rotating > the drum by hand in the correct direction to meet the blocks that lead the > line aft, unfurl the sail, then furl the sail at the mooring or going to > weather, adjust the furling line length at the aft end to suit your > preference...done...I don't use a stopper knot at the aft end, that is why > I like the line to be a little longer > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > [email protected] > > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 11:06 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I need to replace the furling line in my Harken Unit 00 furler. I have >> the manual, but the instructions are very vague. I would appreciate any >> hints, if anyone of you have done this before. >> >> One more thing: the instruction call for securing the line with a “hog >> ring”. Is there an easy way of doing it? I am not about to buy a special >> tool and a load of 1000 fasteners to use just one. >> >> thanks for your help >> >> Marek >> C270, “Legato” >> in Ottawa >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> [email protected] >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> >
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