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
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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
>>
>>
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