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

[Robert Seastream]

That was my original preference, however we didn't buy the boat new.   
Going forward, any boat we buy will have an old school flaking main.

Bob

On May 22, 2011, at 10:21 PM, Len wrote:

> TIME TO THINK ABOUT IN-BOOM FURLING.
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> LEN
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> MARINA DEL REY
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> This has probably happened to everyone who has in-mast furling. I  
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> luck pulling the sail out as far as possible without breaking  
> anything, then
> re-rolling it into the mast with tension on the outhaul then  rapidly
> pulling the outhaul. It may take many cycles but I have always had  
> this work
> and not damage anything. Just keep working it in and out.
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> Bill
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Seastream <robert.seastream at comcast.net>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Sat, May 21, 2011 6:19 pm
> Subject: [C320-list] New topic...jammed main roller furler on 2002
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> All:
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> 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?
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> Bob Seastream
> Intuition # 906