On A Hunter 36, How Would You Suggest I Ease The Unfurling Of The Main. It Requires A Lot More Effort To Pull Out The Main Sail. Thanks. Mort
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the real trick to easing unfurling is to make sure it's rolled up smoothly when you furl. make sure you're head to wind or SLIGHTLY to port, so the boom's over to port. roll the sail in while applying a little tension to the outhaul so the sail rolls evenly, without creases or folds. also make sure you grease the upper and lower bearings and the on-mast winch at least annually
You're probably not getting enough tension on the outhail when you're furling in and letting the main roll loose inside the mast. This will make it ahrder to pull out.Try this when you furl the main/I hold the Outhaul in the palm of my right hand, which allows me to use both hands on the Furl-In line. I loosen the grip on the Outhaul, furl some sail, loosen my grip, furl some sail. Make sure you have only a little slack on the Main Sheet and stay pointed into or slightly off the wind.
For more reading check out this post on Furling mains
For more reading check out this post on Furling mains
My H-36
What I do on my 36 is point into the wind and pull out the outhaul and also hold on to the furling line at the port winch because if not the main will fly out.
If it was not furl back in last time out properly it may be bunched up it will be hard pulling out.
When furling back in also point into the wind and furl in tightly holding a little tension on the outhaul so the sail go's into the mast nice and tight no bunching up.
What I do on my 36 is point into the wind and pull out the outhaul and also hold on to the furling line at the port winch because if not the main will fly out.
If it was not furl back in last time out properly it may be bunched up it will be hard pulling out.
When furling back in also point into the wind and furl in tightly holding a little tension on the outhaul so the sail go's into the mast nice and tight no bunching up.
Furling Main
It seems there are a number of things you can do to address this issue. You've got a few good suggestions here. In addition, if your sail is fairly new, I'd suggest you contact a rigger. The more bend you have in your mast, the more difficult to deal with an in mast furler. The other thing I've noticed is as a sail gets old, becomes stretched and loses it's shape it will become and more difficult to work in the furler.
It seems there are a number of things you can do to address this issue. You've got a few good suggestions here. In addition, if your sail is fairly new, I'd suggest you contact a rigger. The more bend you have in your mast, the more difficult to deal with an in mast furler. The other thing I've noticed is as a sail gets old, becomes stretched and loses it's shape it will become and more difficult to work in the furler.
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