hood furler

[tony giaccio]

2yrs after purchase of my 1973 legend 37.7 my hood hd sail furler became very difficult to pull in.hood replaced the drum using ss balls inlieu of delran.i'm once again having the same problem.recently tried blanketng the hd sail w/ the main by sailing down wind .it's great! much easier.any other coments pls. thx tony

 

[Bryan]

Clean 'er out

I had a real hard time with the hood "line drive" (i.e. continuous loop) furler until I gave it a good squirting with the hose. After that worked much easier. Apparently salt and stuff can build up in the drum making it very hard to turn.

 

[Steve Winkle]

Another Possibility

Tony:Another thing to check out if the rinsing & cleaning don't help the situation is the Centering Clamp. This may be accessed by lowering your headsail and lifting the Drive Unit Assembly up until the centering clamp is visible. Mine had deteriorated an came off the headstay. I called Hood and they sent me a replacement at a reasonable cost. I had them include the screws and nuts as well. You may have to enlarge the center hole to fit over your headstay. After replacing the Centering Clamp, the unit worked well.SteveS/V Sea Squared

 

[Jim Oursler]

Hood furler repair..

On my 34, 1984 model, the Hood furler was terrible to pull in. Sent the drum and top assembly back to Hood, who refurbished in 24 hours. Now.. a pleasure to furl. They press out and replace bearings and races. Regards,Jim