I have a Hunter 240 that I trailer. The last two or three times that I have been sailing, when it was time to pull in the jib, we would pull in the furling line as far as possible, but there were stell a couple of feet of sail out. The last time out, before launching, I ran the furling line around the spool several times while the jib was still wrapped completely around, thinking this would provide the necessary line length. Again however, after a day of sailing, when it was time to pull the line and wind up the sail, we pulled all the way and still had sail out. What should I be doing differently??
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Lee, Try a few more wraps or allow the sail to fly more freely as you furl it so the sail is not wraped so tight. Its better that the sail is furled snug but not real tight around the head stay. Ron
Lee, Try a few more wraps or allow the sail to fly more freely as you furl it so the sail is not wraped so tight. Its better that the sail is furled snug but not real tight around the head stay. Ron
You need a lower stretch furling line
I had the same problem until I spent some money on non-stretch sail control line.
I had the same problem until I spent some money on non-stretch sail control line.
Another tip
With the jib furled, remove your jib sheets from the blocks and wrap a few times around the jib, then lead them back through the blocks. This allows for a little tighter or looser furling. I also have the 240 and found the furling line uncomfortably small, so I bought a larger diameter line, the pulled the core out for the length that rolls up. It flattens as it rolls and is just shy of filling up the drum.
With the jib furled, remove your jib sheets from the blocks and wrap a few times around the jib, then lead them back through the blocks. This allows for a little tighter or looser furling. I also have the 240 and found the furling line uncomfortably small, so I bought a larger diameter line, the pulled the core out for the length that rolls up. It flattens as it rolls and is just shy of filling up the drum.
Simple adjustment
I had the same problem when I replaced the jib with a genoa on my Mac26X. Rolled up the genoa and had three feet of sail left over. After an hour of doing the monkey and football imitation I figured it out. Furl the jib as far as it will go. The furling drum should then be empty of line. Untie the furling line from the drum (undo knot on top of drum and pull furling line out, but remember how it goes back in.) THEN continue rolling sail up until its all rolled up with five or six turns of jib sheet wrapped around the sail. At this point reattach the furling line through the drum. Now when letting the sail out it will roll up enough furling line to refurl(is this a word?) properly. Hope this helps
I had the same problem when I replaced the jib with a genoa on my Mac26X. Rolled up the genoa and had three feet of sail left over. After an hour of doing the monkey and football imitation I figured it out. Furl the jib as far as it will go. The furling drum should then be empty of line. Untie the furling line from the drum (undo knot on top of drum and pull furling line out, but remember how it goes back in.) THEN continue rolling sail up until its all rolled up with five or six turns of jib sheet wrapped around the sail. At this point reattach the furling line through the drum. Now when letting the sail out it will roll up enough furling line to refurl(is this a word?) properly. Hope this helps
Thanks for your responsesMove the jib cars forward when furling
Due to the high clew cut of furling sails, if your jib cars are not moved forward when furling, the foot of the sail is too tight while the leech is too lose. This will cause the sail to improperly wrap onto the furler in that the leech does not wrap onto the furler as tighly and fast as the foot. As the leech is much larger than the foot, you eventually will no be able to completely furl the sail. So after refurling as suggested in earlier posts, always move your jib cars forward and this problem of incomplete furling should not manifest itself again in the foreseable future.
Due to the high clew cut of furling sails, if your jib cars are not moved forward when furling, the foot of the sail is too tight while the leech is too lose. This will cause the sail to improperly wrap onto the furler in that the leech does not wrap onto the furler as tighly and fast as the foot. As the leech is much larger than the foot, you eventually will no be able to completely furl the sail. So after refurling as suggested in earlier posts, always move your jib cars forward and this problem of incomplete furling should not manifest itself again in the foreseable future.
A little more line
I have an O'Day 272...had the same problem for 10 years, then went 'da' and called the good folks at Cruising Design. They suggested I purchase an extra 15 ft. of line; have the core removed from the last 15 ft. and whal-a no problem ever again...no matter how hard it is blowing, and it really blows here on the plains...this really works well!
I have an O'Day 272...had the same problem for 10 years, then went 'da' and called the good folks at Cruising Design. They suggested I purchase an extra 15 ft. of line; have the core removed from the last 15 ft. and whal-a no problem ever again...no matter how hard it is blowing, and it really blows here on the plains...this really works well!
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