Two weeks ago something happened to the original 1991 150 genoa Hood furling system on our P42. At the time I was attempting to spool the sail in, but there was a new restriction and the only way I could bring it in was with the genoa sheet winch.
Over the years the Hood always worked smoothly. A "U" bolt secures the base of the drum to a horizontal SS pin on the stem chain plate. This bolt is supposed to be in between two molded rings on this pin. On each side of these rings I have the bitter end of our main and spare anchor rode tied off.
Something caused the "U" bolt to shift to the port side of this pin, which caused the furling drum to twist, thus causing a bind to the spool in line. At the time I was sure that something broke and a new furling system was in order $$$$.
After returning to our Shelter Bay slip I dug into the problem and saw what had happened. Sure enough, I put the "U" bolt back in its position and trimmed the genoa halyard to help keep the bolt in place. Removing this restriction caused the double line furling system to operate as smoothly as it did before. Another crisis averted.
Of course in the process I broke the sheave on one of these: http://www.fisheriessupply.com/schaefer-marine-clamp-on-pulpit-furling-block
Over the years the Hood always worked smoothly. A "U" bolt secures the base of the drum to a horizontal SS pin on the stem chain plate. This bolt is supposed to be in between two molded rings on this pin. On each side of these rings I have the bitter end of our main and spare anchor rode tied off.
Something caused the "U" bolt to shift to the port side of this pin, which caused the furling drum to twist, thus causing a bind to the spool in line. At the time I was sure that something broke and a new furling system was in order $$$$.
After returning to our Shelter Bay slip I dug into the problem and saw what had happened. Sure enough, I put the "U" bolt back in its position and trimmed the genoa halyard to help keep the bolt in place. Removing this restriction caused the double line furling system to operate as smoothly as it did before. Another crisis averted.
Of course in the process I broke the sheave on one of these: http://www.fisheriessupply.com/schaefer-marine-clamp-on-pulpit-furling-block
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