Made an "AH-HA" discovery

[Worldwalker88]

Paint ing and general things before splash.
Never had a furler, never used a furler.
I'm thinking this is everything but the reel/spindle assbly.
Am I correct? Is this salvagable/rebuildable from this point?

I just run the sail up the track and have been sailing. Put it up when I go out, take it down when I come in.

Any information is welcome.

Thanks,

WW

 

[Jackdaw]

Well that sure looks like a hole for a recessed furling drum. I'm not sure I've ever seen that design on a 265. The drum (if there ever was one) is gone. The little V-shaped deal taped to the forestay extrusion is a pre-feeder for a slugless headsail that slides into the grove via lufftape. The shackle on the line is to tack the sail above deck level.

Can it ever be made into a furler again? Whas it ever one? Not sure. You'll need to post more pictures.

 

[Worldwalker88]

OK... I will.
Of what?
The base? The wire? The spindle looking swivel at the bottom?
What (or where) would give you the most information?
BTW - the second pic, where the track ends, is separated from the bottom part.
Having only watched other boats with them or seeing them in catalogs, I am unfamiliar with how the system goes together.
I understand what it's doing overall, but not the close up working. i.e. Is that supposed to be in two pieces?

The wire and shackle is for the big North Sails mylar deck sweeping genniker (I'm assuming). There is nothing on the mast to indicate that a spinnaker pole has been there before, but there is a spinnaker halyard.
I have never flown it,

 

[ben solomon]

The furling drum is missing. Looks like the PO just slid the jib into the groove and hoisted up the halyard. The v shaped thing is a prefeeder for the bolt rope of the jib. The snap shackle you had in your hand is for the tack of the jib so that when the sail is hoisted, there is tension on the leading edge of the jib.

As far as the spin goes, if it is an asymmetric, there will be no need for a pole. Just hoist up the halyard, and run the sheets from the clew of the asym through block and to your jib winches.

What size boat is this? You can add a furling drum. It's pretty easy.

Ben

 

[Worldwalker88]

She's an '88 26.5.
That's what I was wondering, if I can just add a drum and make sure that everything will stay where it's supposed to under load.

 

[ben solomon]

The drum needs to match the foil. My opinion would be to buy a new furler and foil package. You will be much happier.

Ben

 

[jlp0217]

Its also important what's at the top end of the extrusion - roller furling would have a bearing collar that joins the halyard to the top of the sail allowing the sail to wrap around the foil.