genoa removal

[Don Baker]

I have an old blown out genoa on my Hunter 33. I want to take it off the rollerfurler. The aluminum rod that the sail bolt rope slides into does not have an opening at the bottom. The al. rod fits into a stainless steel cone shape fitting that sits on top of the spool. Do I take the spool apart or do I go to the top of the mast and drop the whole thing,sail and all and fight it out on the ground. I can"t figure out what brand of rollerfurler I have.There are no trademarks on the rod or the spool. I will say that the spool is an aluminum casting and it is wound with wire rope that terminates in rope. Everything looks old and weatherbeaten. I have a feeling that if that cone and the rod headstay get a divorce its coing to cost somebody some money.Can anybody help here. It would be helpful just to get a clew as to the manufacturer of the rollerfurler

 

[Ed Schenck]

Very strange, Hyde Staystream?

My H37C has the original Hyde Staystream furler and it still works well. The drum is a heavy aluminum casting with the cone(swivel terminal) on top as you have mentioned. The opening in the grooved aluminum rod is probably 12 to 18 inches above that. It is not at the bottom. After removing the tack pin I pull the bottom of the jib up and out. Then I can release the halyard and bring the rest of the jib down and out through that opening. That "wide place" in the grooved rod is only about three inches long. Could someone have installed it upside down? The slot is at the top? I have the maintenance manual which describes lubrication of the bearings in the two swivel assemblies.

 

[red coles]

solution

Hello Don: Try this. Raise the sail 4" off the drum and grind out the slot with a dremel, thereby giving you a slot. Good luck red

 

[Don Baker]

found it

I found the slot for sail removel it was higher than I thought it should be this morning I took the genny off thanks Ed and Red