[C320-list] Jib Furler Sticking

[K L]

Jeff:

Thanks to you and all the other members for the advice. As I look over your 
list of possible sources for the problem, I think that #3 seems most likely. 
I did see one place where a screw might be missing but I couldn't be sure. 
Could you tell me where the "set screw" is located?

Ken


>From: "Jeffrey Hare" <catalina at thehares.com>
>Reply-To: catalina at thehares.com, C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Jib Furler Sticking
>Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 08:40:37 -0500
>
>Few things I can think of:
>
>1) Sail hoisted too high
>2) Sail too much tension on the halyard
>3) The set screw holding the foil loosened and the tube has dropped or
>lifted
>4) Broken strand in the forestay?
>5) Using the wrong halyard to hoist the sail or it's not rigged through the
>eye installed a foot or so down from the top of the mast.
>
>I would ease the halyard first and see if that frees it up.  Next I'd drop
>the sail so that you can get a better feeling of where the problem is.
>You'll also be able to see if there is a problem with the bearings at the
>car that attaches to the head of the sail.
>
>With the sail off, it's a good time to hoist the drum up and
>check/clean/sailkote the bearings.  Let us know what you find.
>
>-Jeff
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: K L [mailto:sfca33 at hotmail.com]
>Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 11:37 PM
>To: c320-list at catalina320.com
>Subject: [C320-list] Jib Furler Sticking
>
>I am having trouble with my jib furler. While it unfurls without a problem,
>re-furling the jib is very hard. I thoroughly wash the drum after every 
>sail
>so I don’t think that that is the problem. Today after sailing I played 
>with
>it at the dock and noticed that the problem seems to be accompanied by a
>loud screeching sound from the top if the forestay. The sound is something
>like that of a Crow. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Ken Danko
>#802, Grace
>San Francisco
>
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