Good catches Judy. Maybe the problems are related. i.e. wrap it correctly and it may work better.ps. Is your headsail wrapped around the furler in the wrong direction? Why is there a white and blue striping? That’s not normal.
Judy, It's quite normal for that sail which is mostly carbon.ps. Why is there a white and blue spiral going up to furled sail. That’s not normal. Is the UV cover too narrow to cover all the white Dacron? Is your headsail wrapped around the furler in the wrong direction?
That’s not likely to cause difficulty when furling. Here’s why the stripe is cause to worry: If the white stripe is Dacron that’s exposed to UV, the sun will burn it in less that one season.Good catches Judy. Maybe the problems are related. i.e. wrap it correctly and it may work better.
Ahh! I didn’t think of that! I haven’t seen many H25s with carbon heasails.Judy, It's quite normal for that sail which is mostly carbon.
The furling line is not in the right place for furling and will bind. It should be perpendicular to the drum, aligned vertically with middle of the drum. It is entering at the top of the drum but it should be aligned at the middle.
Good thing then, that we only get 11 days to sail in a year of late.Ahh! I didn’t think of that! I haven’t seen many H25s with carbon heasails.
I have a Schaefer Snapfurl 500 on my H240- no problems, and it has bearings standard. It uses a #5 luff tape, same as your Seaflex, which was standard on the new H25. The CDI furler for your size boat uses a #6 luff tape I think. So the Schaefer should fit your sail without modification.Thanks Judy and others for your replies.
The line alignment is a easy fix but that is not causing the problem (i.e., it's hard to turn the drum by hand as well). I have cleaned the bushings a couple of times and maybe they are just worn out. One issue which may be causing this is the luff tension which I keep fairly tight for the laminate sail (which by the way, is furled in the correct direction). Looks like I may need to upgrade to a new bearing style furler assembly in the future, any recommendations?