Good afternoon all,
I sent my 2001 Hunter 380's genoa for a new sacrificial leech and am delighted--except that it is sewn on the wrong side! Consequently when I furl in the installed counter-clockwise fashion, the leech isn't protected. So I flipped the furling line to allow it to furl clockwise, but the recess for the furling line's stopper knot are designed for only the one way. Now the stopper-knot sits very proud on the drum and makes for an awkward furl; so... I'm thinking I should be able to flip the drum over 180 deg, thus allowing me to use the recess for that stopper knot.
I've heard that I can remove the drum without any big teardown but I'm just not getting anywhere. I see a where the drum splits in two, and I see each side has a barbed release as part of the plastic, but I release those and nothing budges, despite gentle prying. I see no set screws to release.
The furler is a Profurl B35S. The online installation manual that I found is not helpful. Any advise? More forceful prying on old brittle plastic?
I sent my 2001 Hunter 380's genoa for a new sacrificial leech and am delighted--except that it is sewn on the wrong side! Consequently when I furl in the installed counter-clockwise fashion, the leech isn't protected. So I flipped the furling line to allow it to furl clockwise, but the recess for the furling line's stopper knot are designed for only the one way. Now the stopper-knot sits very proud on the drum and makes for an awkward furl; so... I'm thinking I should be able to flip the drum over 180 deg, thus allowing me to use the recess for that stopper knot.
I've heard that I can remove the drum without any big teardown but I'm just not getting anywhere. I see a where the drum splits in two, and I see each side has a barbed release as part of the plastic, but I release those and nothing budges, despite gentle prying. I see no set screws to release.
The furler is a Profurl B35S. The online installation manual that I found is not helpful. Any advise? More forceful prying on old brittle plastic?
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