Sharon,
As Don says, it sounds like a halyard wrap up top. Here's a link to a photo of our halyard restrainer. http://tiny.cc/eFTn2 If you have a spinnaker halyard you also need to pay attention to how that unused spinnaker halyard is routed down to where it is belayed. If I'm careless with how I tie it off the spinnaker halyard can wrap up as well. Normally I'll make the block flip over so it is being lead off the backside of the block when I tie off to the mast and that's enough to keep it from mischievous. Oh, one other thing to watch for. If you have a sail with a short hoist, like our storm jib, then it is important to rig a line between the head and double swivel so the double swivel can ride near the top of the extrusion. This minimizes the amount of exposed furler extrusion subject to a halyard wrap. Phil Agur <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip C270 LE #184 MMSI 366901790 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Burnett Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IC27A] Harken MKII Wrap up top? Do you have/need halyard restrainer? What is angle btw halyard and forestay? Ck Harken installation specs. Don #4855 Sent from my iPhone On Oct 30, 2009, at 0:05, "sharon_speller" <unclesharon@ <mailto:unclesharon%40earthlink.net> earthlink.net> wrote: > Sorry if this question is a repeat. Reefing my jib today and the > line would not come out of the drum. I looked inside and couldn't > see any hang-ups. Now with it flapping in the wind I tried to drop > the sail to the deck and it would not budge. The sail should ride on > the halyard swivel and slide down the foil.........right ? If its > stuck on the masthead would that make it not reef? Any thoughts? > Thanks in advance. > Sharon > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
