Hi Folks,I am just wondering if there's a way to get up the furler on the forestay.. one screw worked loose there during a particularly violent removing the genoa session ! In a bosun's chair.. down from the top or up from the bottom ??
climbing an installed rollor reefing..
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Hi Rich... thanks for that.... sounds good!
kind regards Ed.
PS at 65 and a touch of Parkinson's it is all becoming difficult !! lol
Hi Woodster, thanks for your thoughts! I'll be strapped clipped double harnessed and a few extra lines to boot!
Kind regards Ed...
Ed, whatever you use to hang onto the forestay, make sure it is a LARGE diameter line or even better WIDE webbing.
This will serve to spread the load out and avoid damaging the foil.
Good luck, be safe.
This will serve to spread the load out and avoid damaging the foil.
Good luck, be safe.
Cheers Stu,
what a friendly bunch you are!
I take your point and 'one of my straps will be looped around the foil and it will be webbing.. Thank you Stu.
Just stand on the deck and use harsh language... put the fear of god into that fastener and it will turn itself home to torque spec if it values it's life!
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Loctite, Loctite, my kingdom for some Loctite.
From a recent post of DIY:
I've had two guys do stuff on my boat in the past 17 years. They BOTH f-ed up big time. One was a rigger who neglected to Loctite the set screws on my new furling foil that he, himself, had installed. When I recalled him to the boat, he said, "Geez, the a-hole who put these in didn't use Loctite!" Since he was that guy, I waited until he finished before I pushed him into the water! No, not really, BUT I SURELY WANTED TO.
This was only two weeks later, so he didn't recognize my boat and the new furler he just put on????
From a recent post of DIY:
I've had two guys do stuff on my boat in the past 17 years. They BOTH f-ed up big time. One was a rigger who neglected to Loctite the set screws on my new furling foil that he, himself, had installed. When I recalled him to the boat, he said, "Geez, the a-hole who put these in didn't use Loctite!" Since he was that guy, I waited until he finished before I pushed him into the water! No, not really, BUT I SURELY WANTED TO.
This was only two weeks later, so he didn't recognize my boat and the new furler he just put on????
I wish the little voices in my head would tell me I can't do the crazy stuff we do on our boat.
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looks like they already have ..from your pic posted looks like you subbed out the job
