I find my Furlex furler gets hard to wind the sail in when I have the jib halyard fully tight. If I ease the Halyard a couple of inches, it turns much easier. It is one more step when dousing the sail, but my halyard leads aft to the cockpit so it isn't a huge issue. I also suspect the furler need servicing which I will do when the mast comes down this fall. Chuck Gilchrest S/V Half Magic 1983 35 Landfall Padanaram, MA
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 9, 2017, at 4:28 PM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > forgot to mention, no halyard restrainer. the sheave is right behind the > headstay, where the halyard exist the mast > >> On 8/9/2017 3:42 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote: >> Mark has identified two probable culprits. >> >> Drop the sail and flush both the swivel and the drum. Flush liberally with >> water from multiple angles. Spray some McLube in both if you like. It's >> optional but a good idea. >> >> While the sail is down, inspect, as best you can, all the joints in the >> extrusion, if anything looks amiss, investigate it further. >> >> Next, from off the boat, sight the furling line where it enters/exits the >> drum. It should be very close to perpendicular. If necessary, reposition >> the forwardmost furling line block to achieve perpendicular. The furling >> line should move up and down as it feeds on the drum. If it coils in the >> top, move the block down. If it coils low, move the block up. >> >> As a last check, have a friend furl and unfurl the sail while you observe >> the swivel and halyard from a distance with binoculars. >> >> Do you have a halyard restrainer? >> >> Dennis C. >> Touche' 35-1 #83 >> Mandeville, LA >> >>> On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 2:16 PM, Dr. Mark Bodnar via CnC-List >>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> >>> My old Harken furler was sticking 2 yrs ago - one day at an anchorage I >>> decided to investigate by pulling the sail in and out a couple times by >>> hand - the "stick" seemed subtle but suddenly a hundred Torlon balls rained >>> down from the mast head! Seems my retaining ring clamp on the upper swivel >>> had come partially out of the groove - when it let go I sprinkled the >>> anchorage with the innards of the swivel. >>> >>> I'd suggest you drop the sail and check the swivel at the top first, see if >>> it's spinning freely and all intact before you start testing other parts >>> of the system. >>> >>> Other obvious potential issues would be the a catch in the feed line, >>> jamming in the drum etc. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> CS30 - Prosecco >>> >>> Deep Cove, Nova Scotia >>> >>> >>> There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. >>> - George Santayana >>> >>> >>>> On 2017-08-09 4:00 PM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List wrote: >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> I'm having some trouble with my old Harken Roller furler. It seems to get >>>> stuck whne unfurling the sail. It doesn't take much to get it past the >>>> sticking point and I can still roll it in by hand without too much effort. >>>> I'm going down in Saturday to play around with it. Do any of you have >>>> any advice on diagnosing this or what I should check? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance! >>>> >>>> Danny >>>> >>>> Mattapoisett, MA >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you >>>> wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: >>>> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>>> >>>> All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you >>> wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: >>> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>> >>> All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish >> to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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