The roller furler on my '92 Hunter 335 gets stuck when unfurling/furling the jib. I've replaced the furler line as I thought that might be the issue to no avail. Anyone have any tips on maintenance or what might cause the jamming? On this boat the furler seems somewhat integral as part of the forestay.
The symptoms are when unfurling about ten feet of sail comes off the furler and then it just stops rotating. I can walk to the bow and manually twist the furler to unroll the remainder. When furling the opposite happens, about ten feet furls in before it completely jams. When this happens I need to use a winch to furl in the remainder.
Any tips would be appreciated,
Thanks
The symptoms are when unfurling about ten feet of sail comes off the furler and then it just stops rotating. I can walk to the bow and manually twist the furler to unroll the remainder. When furling the opposite happens, about ten feet furls in before it completely jams. When this happens I need to use a winch to furl in the remainder.
Any tips would be appreciated,
Thanks