I have a conventional furling genoa and also a #3 heavy cloth jib which
was originally a hank-on sail but which I converted to a furling jib
years ago for occasional use in strong winds.
I did this by replacing the piston-hanks by "slugs/sliders" that are
whipped to the eyelets on the sail where the piston-hanks were attached.
The slugs are slid inside the foil as the sail is raised.
The slugs were supplied by Plastimo, the manufacturer of the furling
system - for this purpose.
This has worked fine for years .. until now.
When I raised the full-size genoa after dropping the #3 jib last weekend
I couldn't fully raise the genoa, about 2 inches short of the top so
the sail is slack at the foot.
At least I had no problem furling the sail once(almost) fully raised.
I didn't have time to investigate & will do so this weekend.
The wind was only 25-30 knots apparent in gusts so unlike that the point
loading of the foil (slugs are about an inch long) did any damage to
the foil.
I'll try greasing a single slug with silicone grease and use the jib
halyard (with a downhaul) to see if it can run freely up the foil.
If it does, I'll try raising the big genoa again.
If not, I'll go up the mast...
I'm hoping that there is something (a cable tie???) stuck in the groove
- I suppose that the worst case is damage to the foil but as I said
above the winds were not that strong.....
Is it OK to use silicone grease?
What have I forgotten?
Any comments welcome.
Thanks,
John
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was originally a hank-on sail but which I converted to a furling jib
years ago for occasional use in strong winds.
I did this by replacing the piston-hanks by "slugs/sliders" that are
whipped to the eyelets on the sail where the piston-hanks were attached.
The slugs are slid inside the foil as the sail is raised.
The slugs were supplied by Plastimo, the manufacturer of the furling
system - for this purpose.
This has worked fine for years .. until now.
When I raised the full-size genoa after dropping the #3 jib last weekend
I couldn't fully raise the genoa, about 2 inches short of the top so
the sail is slack at the foot.
At least I had no problem furling the sail once(almost) fully raised.
I didn't have time to investigate & will do so this weekend.
The wind was only 25-30 knots apparent in gusts so unlike that the point
loading of the foil (slugs are about an inch long) did any damage to
the foil.
I'll try greasing a single slug with silicone grease and use the jib
halyard (with a downhaul) to see if it can run freely up the foil.
If it does, I'll try raising the big genoa again.
If not, I'll go up the mast...
I'm hoping that there is something (a cable tie???) stuck in the groove
- I suppose that the worst case is damage to the foil but as I said
above the winds were not that strong.....
Is it OK to use silicone grease?
What have I forgotten?
Any comments welcome.
Thanks,
John
--
John A. Kinsella Ph: +353-61-202148 (Direct)
+353-61-333644 x 2148 (Switch)
Mathematics Dept. e-mail: John.Kinsella@...
University of Limerick FAX: +353-61-334927
IRELAND Web: John Kinsella's Website