It's important to have the halyard connecting to the furler at not too narrow an angle. Otherwise the halyard will wrap around the furler. If the angle is too narrow, you need to have a retainer mounted on the mast below the place where the halyard exists the mast.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 8:50 AM Matthew via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I assumed as much. I plan to have a snap shackle that can be attached to > an eye splice. I think I’ve seen bales that open for this kind of issue. > Thanks. > > > > *From:* pete.shelquist--- via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 27, 2021 11:46 AM > *To:* 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* pete.shelqu...@comcast.net > *Subject:* Stus-List Re: Furler question > > > > Yes. It’s a good way to go. > > > > FYI – when the halyard is not attached to the top swivel, you’ll need a > way to attach it to the tow rail (or wherever you keep it when not used. > > > > > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.paypal.me/stumurray__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!74w9XA2vEQRjP0Cmd3fxy71XtwY6XFg_6fy16s8h_5u4x0jWLbHCRhFKnDGbNrqVQE4$ > Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu