[C320-list] Clanging in-mast furling after removing mainsail for winter

[MARSHALL M LUCAS]

When removing the sail, we use a pilot line just as you 
describe and pull it high enough to stop the clanging. 
 This method is used by several boats in our marina.

Marshall and Diane Lucas


On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 22:20:35 -0400
  "Richard Smith" <richsmi01 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi folks- This is my first winter with my in-mast 
>furling 320.  By the way,
> I love it!  
> 
> However, I recently took the mainsail off for winter 
>storage and now the
> mast is making a loud clanging sound which seems to be 
>the long spool that
> the sail usually wraps around inside the mast.  I would 
>like to store the
> boat mast up...Is there anyway to reduce or eliminate 
>this clanging?
> 
> As I was driving home tonight I got to thinking that 
>maybe I need to attach
> a pilot line to the little puck-like disc that the head 
>of the sail and the
> halyard connect to and then raise the puck to the top of 
>the mast with the
> pilot line hanging down so that I can retrieve it back 
>down the mast in the
> spring.  Does that make any sense?  Will it help?
> 
> Thanks!
> Rich.
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