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Jonathan Cuff
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Initially Posted - 11/20/2003 :  08:22:37  Show Profile
I bought a Cat 25 in July and have just got around to looking at the furling system. It appears to be made by a company called Mariner. Having given it a try (even with lubrication) it always seems to jam up at the top of the forestay leaving twists and a frustrating mess! Does anyone have any recommendations, or is it a case of investing in a new system? My sails are hanked at the moment which seems to suit the system I have.

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Pie Sees 2 C25 #5686 1987 SR/WK
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dhunt
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Response Posted - 11/20/2003 :  09:40:24  Show Profile
I had the same problem on the 1st day of sailing my C25 . . . turned out to be an unused halyard that was just slightly loose and was catching on the upper swivel of the furler . . . loosened it a bit more, shook it free and snugged it down . . . furler works great now. This is SOOOOOOO simple that it's probably not what you're experiencing but worth a look.
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allencl
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Response Posted - 11/20/2003 :  23:21:18  Show Profile  Visit allencl's Homepage
Jonathan,

Is your system a hybrid that actually uses a hanked on headsail but rolls it around the headstay? When we bought our C25, it had a Mariner that worked that way, along with a 150 genoa. In my opinion it was a really bad system and potentially dangerous- once I had the sail partially furled when it jammed and was impossible to roll in, roll out, or take down. It was starting to blow pretty hard and my solution to get it doused was to take the mainsail halyard, bring it forward, and douse the jib by wrapping the main halyard around and around the forestay until the flogging sail was under control. After that experience, I used the system strictly as a hank-on: I always pulled the sail down and bagged it. Replaced the furler with a Profurl R25 and a new 135 genoa and like it very much. Any of the roller furlers people talk about on this board (CDI, Harken, Schaeffer, etc.) will be much more robust than your Mariner- if your Mariner is anything like mine. You will have to get a new jib, though, or get a new luff on the one that you have.
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