Hood 810LD assist

[Justin_NSA]

Launch prep is not going well for me. After I dropped my rudder and propshaft as part of my dripless shaft seal projecf , I decided to finish the day doing something positive, like putting on my genoa. Well it wouldn't furl very easily, in fact it was a struggle. I poked my head in the anchor locker where the drum resides. Inside the locker were the two broken pieces of my Hood's centering clamp.
First I need to order a new one. My question is, can I install it without dropping the mast? It's a 2-part clamp so in theory I should able to. Will the drum lift up to where I can put it where it needs to go? The manual isn't real clear how it fits. Anyone have any experience with this clamp?
I do not want to buy a new furler!

 

[Whatfiero1]

O. I know this one. The nylon Allen screw on furl unit about 1' up take that out. It may be stainless as I change mine last time. Of course you already remove sail. Now furl unit will pull up to deck and you can squeeze under there and replace

 

[Justin_NSA]

Great! Thank you! I'll have to drop my sail again, but better to find this now rather than on the water.
Calling Pompanette (Hood) today to order the new part.

 

[Justin_NSA]

Just ordered my centering clamp from Pompanette. $30 shipped. They confirmed that I can install it without dropping the mast. Whew!

 

[pateco]

I did mine without having to remove. I just hooked the halyard to the drum, disconnected the retention shackle from the forestay base and lifted the drum out of the way. Just be careful its fiddly. I managed to drop half of my new one overboard, and had to get a mask and dive for it. Luckily we had clear water that day, it is not very heavy, and it didn't sink into the silt.