I need advice on lowering the mast on my (new to me) H33 '05 with furling main. I bought the boat with the mast up and I don't think it's been removed for inspection/storage for many years. I have always removed the masts on my previous boats but this is my first Hunter (no backstay) and it has in-mast furling.
I am trying to figure out if there's a way to disconnect the continuous furling line that runs from the stoppers on the cabin top to the winch under the boom. I've been looking at the manuals but I can't find any information about it. Ideally, I should be able to unlock the winch hub to slip the furling line out but I haven't been able to figure out how to do it. It's not obvious how you can get the line out without having to cut the loop.
Other than that, any other precautions I should take due to the in-mast furling? I helped another H33 owner step his mast down a couple of weeks ago but they had the previous generation boat without the furling.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Maurice
I am trying to figure out if there's a way to disconnect the continuous furling line that runs from the stoppers on the cabin top to the winch under the boom. I've been looking at the manuals but I can't find any information about it. Ideally, I should be able to unlock the winch hub to slip the furling line out but I haven't been able to figure out how to do it. It's not obvious how you can get the line out without having to cut the loop.
Other than that, any other precautions I should take due to the in-mast furling? I helped another H33 owner step his mast down a couple of weeks ago but they had the previous generation boat without the furling.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Maurice