Forestay Failure

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Yes Dear

My forestay was sheered off by the Jib Furler! The boat is only 5 months old. Luckily she was at port. Has anyone experienced a similar failure?
 
Apr 16, 2006
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Hunter 31_83-87 Key West
Wow. What year is your boat

Yikes! I've never heard of that happening due to such a cause. You say the boat is only five months old. It's a new boat, or you've only had it five months? I ask this because this forum is usually about the older H31s. Did the mast fall?
 

Rick D

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Jun 14, 2008
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Hunter Legend 40.5 Shoreline Marina Long Beach CA
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It sounds like a rigging/commissioning failure. Have you determined why? Has a rigger inspected it yet? Rick D.
 
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Benny

There is a high percentage of boats

coming out of the Hunter delerships with rigging mistakes. I would expect Catalina and the other production boats manufactureres to have similar mistakes ratios. Perhaps we will need to take a surveyor next time we purchase a brand new boat.
 

tcbro

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Jun 3, 2004
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Hunter 33.5 Middle River, MD
Without knowing all the details...

it sounds like the roller furling system was improperly installed. Maybe they forgot to install the "wire bushing" that centers the forestay in the extrusion?? Tom s/v Orion's Child
 
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