CDI Furling Chafing Protection

[Rob R.]

Okay folks - I have a CDI FF6 on my Catalina 27. Every time the wind picks up heavily, I reef the headsail down to about 90 percent.At this level of reef, the furling line rubs strongly against the shield of the reefing drum. The chafe is so severe that in the course of a day, the outer sheath of the reefing line is severed, and only the core remains.After replacing the furling line twice (yes, I am a dumb ass) I duck taped the lip of the furling drum shield. This gets rid of the chafe, but looks uglier than sin.I am considering using whipping twine as a more attractive method of chafe protection. Any other ideas? Hell, if this is high on my to-do list, I guess my boat is in good shape!Thanks guys- Rob

 

[Ray Bowles]

Rob, It sounds like the entry angle is wrong. The

CDI on my H26 has a furling line leader mounted on the forward lifeline stanchion that controls the entry of the line into the drum. I do not understand how your reefing of the sail changes the furling line as my drum stays in the same position regardless of sail played out.You should not have to do any modifications to the line or drum, period. This is an installation error and should be easily corrected. Use one of the marine sales catologs to find the guides you require.RayS/V Speedy

 

[Smokey]

Chafing??

How ya doing? I have a CDI furler on my Lancer 28. The owners manual that I got from CDI's wed site made a VERY big deal about keeping the exit angle of the line at 90 degrees to the drum. maybe you need to relocate your first fairlead. Keep us posted, ok?Fair winds! Tom (smokey) s/v GAIA

 

[MJ]

Chafing

Rob,You can rotate the drum housing (shield) in order to gain more clearance for your line. On the bottom of the housing where the turnbuckle attaches are a circle of screw holes. You have to remove the turnbuckle and unscrew the two screws that attach the turnbuckle hardware to the drum housing. Turn the housing to gain your needed clearance and screw the hardware into place. This is described in the instruction booklet in the "Bringing the Furling Line Aft" section. Good luck.

 

[Vic]

I had a similar problem ... found out the previous

owner had wound the headsail with the sun protector on the inside. Basically backwards. This does screw up the entry angle. And apparantly you can have the sail built with the sun protector on either side of the sail? Had to move one block to make it work right.