Removing and reinstalling furler with mast up

[Tally Ho]

Did your last furler have wire rope? I've only seen one pic of a furler like that

Yes, a wire rope that ran up to a block at the top of the stay…

 

[shemandr]

. ... New sheaves for the mast head, new VHF cable, new antenna, new anchor light, new foredeck/steaming light and some mast exit plates should finish off the project. Oh…and some new halyards since my old CDI furler didn’t use a rope halyard.. need to add a new one...

When the mast is taken down there is a lot updating that appears out of the blue. Maybe if boatyard managers understood that they would be more amiable to sailboats. Or even make it less expensive to drop and raise the mast. Not to mention storage fees.

 

[Project_Mayhem]

Yes, a wire rope that ran up to a block at the top of the stay…

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That's a very interesting design. What brand is it?

 

[Tally Ho]

That's a very interesting design. What brand is it?

I am told it is an old CDI furler…no longer made.


Greg

 

[Project_Mayhem]

I am told it is an old CDI furler…no longer made.


Greg

Was it wire to rope? I cant imagine handling bare wire with your hands

 

[jssailem]

If it was like my 1974 rig, the halyard was part wire with a rope tail spliced together. The wire end is attached to the sail head. It ran over the mast sheaves and came down the mast, where the rope tail began. If properly measured, the wire reached the mast winch and made a turn or two, as the rope splice began. The rope tail was then cleated below the winch.

 

[Tally Ho]

Was it wire to rope? I cant imagine handling bare wire with your hands

No, it is all wire. But you use a messenger line on the “car” that travels up and down the foil groove. When the sail is hoisted in the spring, you connect the head of the sail to the wire. Then, I pull down the messenger line , which brings the “car” down the opposite groove as the sail. Once the sail is fully raised, the “car“ is low on the foil and gets pinned in place. Remove the messenger line for the season. The tack is tightened with a pendant line, and you are ready to sail.
in the fall, I tie a messenger line to the “car”, remove the tack pendant, and pull the pin holding the car in place….the car travels up the grove in the foil as the sail and other end of the wire slide down the opposite groove. The messenger line stays in Place over the winter to then pull the sail up again the next season.

It’s not that hard, but the whole system is different than a typical furler.

I am anxious to try out my new Harkin Furler next year once I get the mast stepped and new rigging in place.

Greg