[C320-list] New topic...jammed main roller furler on 2002

[Robert Seastream]

All:

We put our sails on today.  The wind kicked up as we were securing the  
main outhaul in preparation to furling the main, so we decided to furl  
it with my wife on the furling line and me just holding the clew and  
'walking' it in, then attaching the outhaul later.  Unfortunately,  
this apparently furled it rather loosely, so that on trying to unfurl,  
some of the sailcloth folds on itself and binds in the gate in the  
mast to the furler, stopping things.  I don't think it's wrapped on  
itself beneath the outer folds.  Tried to winch it out, no good.   
Didn't want to force it, fearing breaking the car for the outhaul on  
the boom, or something worse.  Going to try tomorrow by attaching a  
line to the clew and then directly to one of the jib winches, along  
with liberal application of Sailkote along the gate.  If that fails,  
I'll have to invoke the yard rigger.  Anyone else ever suffer this  
folly or other such jamming?

Bob Seastream
Intuition # 906