You guys are awesome, thanks for all the replies!
Steve
Suhana, C&C 32
Toronto
On 2013-07-16, at 5:50 PM, Graham Collins wrote:
> I'm assuming the 32 is a keel stepped mast, as the 35-3 is. In which case -
> don't stress about disconnecting the forestay. Absolutely use a halyard in
> place o
I'm assuming the 32 is a keel stepped mast, as the 35-3 is. In which
case - don't stress about disconnecting the forestay. Absolutely use a
halyard in place of it, with lots of tension, but it will stay up. I
swapped out my forestay and furler with the mast up, no problems. I did
loosen the
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Mandeville, LA
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> From: Stevan Plavsa
>To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
>Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 12:26 PM
>Subject: Stus-List Disconnecting forestay to troubleshoot furler
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>Hi All,
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>I have an ultrafurl 500, no doub
Ease your backstay, of course, but don't forget to ease your mainsheet,
too. Just did the same thing on my boat to remove the drum for racing, and
it was surprisingly easy. We were VERY careful to not drop any bits over
the side!
Andy
C&C 40
Peregrine
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Stevan Plavs
Sorry, something was up with my mail client and I didn't see any of the
replies to my other thread, in fact it appeared as though the other thread
didn't make it to the list at all! I'm going to play with the halyard
tension first and foremost, if that doesn't resolve this then I'll be back
to talk
Hi All,
I have an ultrafurl 500, no doubt many C&Cs of this vintage have the same.
I am having some trouble with it (sticking) and Heider from Ultrafurl (I
believe he's the guy that designed these things) sent along the
installation instructions as a guide on how to disassemble for a look.
Well, i
