Well - I sprung (sprang, coughed up, whatever) for the small additional cost for a bearing assembly for my furler and only have a problem furling or unfurling when one of us pays insufficient attention to sheet wraps or foot cleats.? I try to furl/unfurl with minimum resistance on the system by sailing high.? Rarely have a problem with the last few turns when unfurling, but a quick tack is usually sufficient to shake things out.? I do not motor up to the wind to furl the genny.? Sometimes do to get the main down if I feel it is going to be a problem coming into the mooring or a dock.
I suggest you cast a binoculared eye aloft to see if something up there seems to be hanging up.? Might not hurt to drop the genny and examine lines to see if you have a problem up there. John McLaughlin 1975 SR#1994 "Shambhala" For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die. -----Original Message----- From: radkins3885 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, Sep 4, 2009 4:04 pm Subject: [IC27A] Furler Frankly Frustrating hi all, i love this group. so responsive and caring, it's awesome. ok so my furler is resistant to un-fruling, much like i am about getting up in the morning, so i have to go go forward and forcefully finesse the final turn or two before the jib's finally fully un-furled. so fill me in friends. is there a lube-able part to this fairly frank fixture i should fiddle with? frappacino anyone? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
