Mark has identified two probable culprits. Drop the sail and flush both the swivel and the drum. Flush liberally with water from multiple angles. Spray some McLube in both if you like. It's optional but a good idea.
While the sail is down, inspect, as best you can, all the joints in the extrusion, if anything looks amiss, investigate it further. Next, from off the boat, sight the furling line where it enters/exits the drum. It should be very close to perpendicular. If necessary, reposition the forwardmost furling line block to achieve perpendicular. The furling line should move up and down as it feeds on the drum. If it coils in the top, move the block down. If it coils low, move the block up. As a last check, have a friend furl and unfurl the sail while you observe the swivel and halyard from a distance with binoculars. Do you have a halyard restrainer? Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 2:16 PM, Dr. Mark Bodnar via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > My old Harken furler was sticking 2 yrs ago - one day at an anchorage I > decided to investigate by pulling the sail in and out a couple times by > hand - the "stick" seemed subtle but suddenly a hundred Torlon balls rained > down from the mast head! Seems my retaining ring clamp on the upper swivel > had come partially out of the groove - when it let go I sprinkled the > anchorage with the innards of the swivel. > > I'd suggest you drop the sail and check the swivel at the top first, see > if it's spinning freely and all intact before you start testing other > parts of the system. > > Other obvious potential issues would be the a catch in the feed line, > jamming in the drum etc. > > Mark > > CS30 - Prosecco > > Deep Cove, Nova Scotia > > > There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. > - George Santayana > > > On 2017-08-09 4:00 PM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I'm having some trouble with my old Harken Roller furler. It seems to >> get stuck whne unfurling the sail. It doesn't take much to get it past the >> sticking point and I can still roll it in by hand without too much effort. >> I'm going down in Saturday to play around with it. Do any of you have any >> advice on diagnosing this or what I should check? >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> Danny >> >> Mattapoisett, MA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you >> wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >
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