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jtd
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Initially Posted - 03/26/2007 :  19:29:48  Show Profile
Next question. I havent seen the boat for a while and forget the name of my furler but I believe it to be the original from 2003 or 4. I had a hard time furling it last season due to the head of the sail wanting to twist around the fore stay. I kept the jib halyard on the winch and cranked very tightly to keep it from doing this. I have the little block rivetted to the mast to shorten the length of halyard available to rotate but Im guessing it has to be easier. Im planning on replacing my jib halyard this season cause it wont hold. Has anyone else had this problem?
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Response Posted - 03/27/2007 :  06:24:14  Show Profile  Visit Turk's Homepage
My 2003 is a Snap furler. It uses the jib halyard and has the clip at the top of the mast to stop the twisting. It works.
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welshoff
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Response Posted - 03/27/2007 :  11:46:27  Show Profile
My 2004 has a snap furler. I haven't had this problem to date. I do tension the jib haylard with my winch when I bend on the head sail.

Note: The only furling problem I have had is if you have to much line on the furling drum, it will cause some overides. Lead angle of furling line needs to be at 90 degrees to drum as well.
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jtd
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Response Posted - 03/27/2007 :  13:21:44  Show Profile
OK, I have a snap furl. I really dont see anything wrong with the system. I had snap furl send me instructions and I have checked everything out. My extruded tracks have some kinks here and there when loose but straighten out when all is rigged. Ive noticed my jib halyard slipping on the rope clutch after removing it from the winch. Im guessing this is due to the halyard and not the teeth on the clutch. I would like to do whatever mods are necessary now before putting the stick up. Any ideas what to check?
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frog0911
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Response Posted - 03/27/2007 :  22:16:31  Show Profile
You did not say if the boat had been in a salt water enviornment or not. It only matters in that the head swivel and drum unit will need to be fresh water flushed more often. Since your mast is down you won't have to remove the sail to do this. Just unhook the head from the head swivel then mix about 5 drops of Dawn to a quart of water and pour it in the head swivel while spinning it with your hand. Then rinse until you think all the solution is out and rinse one more time. Dirt, grime and salt gets in the bearings and they need flushing at least twice during the season, more if in salt water areas. Dirt in the bearings could be what is causing your problem. Don't put any lub in either the swivel or drum that will just make it gum up faster.
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jtd
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Response Posted - 03/29/2007 :  15:50:00  Show Profile
She began life in salt water and is now in fresh. I'll give it a try.

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Response Posted - 03/29/2007 :  19:52:18  Show Profile  Visit Turk's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by jtd</i>
<br />OK, Ive noticed my jib halyard slipping on the rope clutch after removing it from the winch. Im guessing this is due to the halyard and not the teeth on the clutch.
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My halyards (2003) were slipping that little bit as you described. I first thought it was the clutch being over sized for the rope. The problem really was that Catalina used cheap rope for the halyards and the cores get crushed allowing them to slip in the clutches. After replacing the halyards with staset x, the clutches worked good as new. The few inches it is slipping would put a lot of slack in the jib line making it easier for the jib line to turn improperly.
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