Judy,
Gosh, I'd love to have you come help me work on my boat! Great
pictures, and an obvious attention to the details and doing things the
right way.
I went and re-read the instructions, and although the images show a
toggle at the top of the stay, none of the text seems to mention it, so
I probably would have missed that little detail. Of course, every time
I read them, I glean something new, so I may have just missed it. Four
or five more times and I may be ready to get started.
With having to add the halyard restrainer and the toggle, there's no way
I can do it without dropping the mast, so it's a good thing I saved my
A-frame. I guess it's theoretically possible for someone to install all
that by climbing the mast, but it ain't gonna be me!
Lee Scott
1987 C-27 #6350
Shelby, AL
Judith Blumhorst, DC wrote:
Lee,
I'd recommend a halyard restrainer. If you don't install one, the
halyard and forestay will be darned near parallel on a cC27.It's been
a while since I installed a furler, but IIRC, you need at least 10
degrees deflection between the forestay and haylard to prevent halyard
wraps. Read the installation manual carefully -- it has all the
details you need to install a furler correctly. It goes into great
detail on how to avoid common mistakes.
Also, you should intall a toggle at the top of the forestay with a
rigid foil. Otherwise, the lateral forces generated by the foresail
are concentrated on the forestay wire at the top of the foil, leading
to metal fatigue and potential failure. The toggle at the top
articulates, and redirects the lateral forces, protecting the forestay.
Here's a picture of Bijou's mast after I rebuilt it. Note the halyard
restrainer and the toggle. You can see more pics of the mast at
http://www.blumhorst.com/catalina27/mast-repair3.htm
<http://www.blumhorst.com/catalina27/mast-repair3.htm>
Fair winds,
Judy B
1977 C27 TR #3459, "Bijou"
San Francisco Bay, CA
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*From:* Lee Scott <[email protected]>
*To:* [email protected]
*Sent:* Saturday, April 4, 2009 6:17:44 AM
*Subject:* [IC27A] Installing a new roller furler
I've just received my new Harken roller furler, and have a couple of
questions before I screw it up.
First, does the mast need to come down in order to do the initial
installation? The instructions say to lay everything out alongside the
forestay for measurement purposes, but then later it says that the
foil can be installed by sliding it up the stay. But that may just
mean after you've reinstalled it.
Also, it says that some rigs need a halyard restrainer to prevent
halyard wrap. Does the C27 need one? It'd sure be easier to put it on
now than have to drop the mast a second time.
Lee Scott
1987 C-27 #6350
Shelby, AL
