[C320-list] Removing and Replacing Roller Furler

[Mark Cole]

Hi, Mark;

Starting with your second question, the riggers that replaced my furler went up the mast with a halyard taking all the load off the forestay.  I needed to have my headstay replaced as the furler nicked it when it failed, so I was getting a new forestay anyway.  Not sure if the furler foil can be slid off without removing the forestay.

Mark
Fiddler’s Green #8


> On May 3, 2022, at 8:51 PM, mseyler at cox.net wrote:
> 
> I'm having an issue with the roller furler on my 320.  The rivets holding
> the joints on the foil are bulging out, and interfere with the upper swivel
> when I try to raise or lower the jib.  The folks at Schaefer agree that I
> need to drill out the old rivets in the joints, and replace them.  (Kudos to
> Schaefer, when I asked them the size of the rivets, the offered to send me a
> set for free!)  But I'm not sure exactly how to go about the replacement.
> I'm hoping someone on the list has experience to answer my questions.
> 
> 
> 
> My first question is, if I have to remove the foil and replace the rivets on
> the ground, do I have to remove the entire headstay, or can the foil be slid
> off the headstay from the bottom, without removing headstay from the top of
> the mast?  (I'd use the spinnaker halyard on one of the foredeck cleats to
> stabilize the mast while the headstay was disconnected, and use the jib
> halyard to lower the top of the foil.)
> 
> 
> 
> My next question is, if I have to remove the entire headstay, do I have to
> pull the mast, or is it safe to go up to the masthead to release the
> headstay from the masthead, with just a halyard replacing the headstay?  I'd
> love to avoid the expense of having the yard pull the mast, but I'd hate to
> have the mast fall when I'm up there.
> 
> 
> 
> If anyone has any wisdom to share, I'd greatly appreciate it.
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Seyler
> 
> S/V Reality, 
> 
> Catalina 320, #232
> 
> New Orleans, LA
> 
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