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Rubato
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Good job Johan, some peace of mind for the coming season :)
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Steve
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Agathe 341
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When I rolled the headsail in,
came an sound klonk-klonk from the drum. |
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CharlesP
Admiral Joined: 23 September 2010 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1208 |
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There is a similar screw on my Furlex. It has to be undone when greasing the bearings. When it is being undone, there comes a point when the foil suddenly drops a couple of centimetres with a clunk. You have to remember to lift the foil when replacing the screw so that the screw engages properly and the foil is then correctly positioned.
There is no warning about this in the Selden manual, so was quite scary when it first happened when I first did the greasing a few years back. Charles |
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robh
Captain Joined: 30 March 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 244 |
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Hello Johan,
I had similar problems with my furling being very heavy and it was not until a couple of years ago I found out why. I have copper coat antifouling, so Blue Horizon stays in the water all year round. When the mast was taken down and Blue Horizon put on a cradle to change the sail drive seal I inspected the furling gear, took pictures and had discussions with Facnor as I could not find any top bearings. It transpired that the the most likely cause was the furling gear had never been installed with these as no bearings were present at the top and no pieces were present within the foil. Blue Horizon was 8 years old when this was discovered so I had to buy the top bearings. I inspected the rest of the furling gear and despite these bearings having been missing from day one no damage appeared to be present. Having rebuilt with the top bearings now in place furling has been very smooth and reliable since, so I don't believe you need to worry about your furling gear developing other problems. Hope this puts your mind at rest when out sailing in some of the very heavy winds we have been experiencing this season. Regards, Rob H |
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Cheers,
Rob "Blue Horizon" Hanse 341#113 Portsmouth Harbour UK |
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Johan Hackman
Admiral of the Fleet Joined: 24 August 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 4262 |
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Thanks Rob,
My furling works better know but I am beginning to realise that I should also make sure that there are bearings at the bottom as well. It has already been highlighted in this thread but I got a bit confused because I had the wrong instructions manual. However, the bearings at the bottom are easy to replace/add (when missing) as you only have to undo the hexagon screw and lift the foil a couple of centimetres. Johan |
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robh
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Thanks for the feedback Johan.
My Jib now furls easily since I installed the top bearings but as you suggest it is quite simple to check the bottom ones are in place and working. Therefore I will do this next time I am on the boat as these may also have been omitted when the foil was put together. |
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Cheers,
Rob "Blue Horizon" Hanse 341#113 Portsmouth Harbour UK |
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