[C320-list] What is this?

[David Gleason]

Jeff:

The top bearing on the Hood furler is about  4" long with a flange on top
that extends out beyond the furler wall.  This is held in place with two
plastic  anchors about an inch and a half long.  These fit into the sail
track groove and then screws extend down through the flange into the
anchors.  I have had to replace mine a couple of times.  When the upper
swivel is raised beyond the end of the furler tube, it hits the bearing
flange and may pull the screws out.

Dave Gleason
Proud Mary, #150


On Fri, 26 May 2006 10:22:15 -0400 "Jeffrey Hare" <catalina at thehares.com>
writes:
> Funny this should come up now..  Yesterday when putting on my genoa, 
> I had a
> piece of plastic that looks the piece to the left in your photo, 
> that had
> slid down the Furling tube in one of the tracks over the winter.  It 
> was
> still loosely sitting in the track.  I removed it and figured I'd go 
> look
> over the exploded parts list of the roller furling to see where it 
> came
> from.
> 
> -Jeff
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: T. Scott Thompson [mailto:sthompson at toad.net] 
> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 10:12 AM
> To: C320-List
> Subject: [C320-list] What is this?
> 
> I found some bits of weathered plastic on the foredeck on the first 
> 
> visit after my boat was launched this year.  I was not present for 
> the 
> launch itself.  A picture can be found at
> 
>  http://www.catalina320.com/gallery/album37/IMG_2867
> 
> The color in the photo is distorted a bit.  The pieces are actually 
> 
> white.  One piece looks like it broke off the end of a tubular 
> piece.  
> The other is flat, but edges are broken in a way that suggests it 
> was 
> the end cap of the same tube.
> 
> I'm hoping its not from my boat but that is almost certainly wishful 
> 
> thinking.  Part of my furling gear maybe?  I have no good way to get 
> aloft.
> 
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