Removing flexible furler

[jwassdo]

I have a 1981 Hunter 22. I need to remove the roller furler, which was installed professionally. Can anyone here explain how to do that? Can one person do it? I have already removed the sail.

Thanks,

Jeff Wasserman

 

[Brian M H23]

With the mast up, you should be able to:

Set jib halyard as a temperay forestay - I take the jib halyard to my mainsheet tackle, to the bow of the boat.

Tension the main tackle until the forestay goes slack

Unclip forestay. Drum / etc should slide off the bottom of the foil after removing two screws

mark the threads onthe forestay. Remove the turnbuckle.

Slide foil down the forestay onto the grass!

Re-install turbuckle, screw it on to your mark.

Clip forestay to the chainplate

Let tension off the main tackle - the forestay will return to its proper tension.


I just have to note that I did this last summer. I never put the foil back on - for a boat this size, a jib downhaul is all I needed to be happy.

 

[jwassdo]

flexible furler

With the mast up, you should be able to:

Set jib halyard as a temperay forestay - I take the jib halyard to my mainsheet tackle, to the bow of the boat.

Tension the main tackle until the forestay goes slack

Unclip forestay. Drum / etc should slide off the bottom of the foil after removing two screws

mark the threads onthe forestay. Remove the turnbuckle.

Slide foil down the forestay onto the grass!

Re-install turbuckle, screw it on to your mark.

Clip forestay to the chainplate

Let tension off the main tackle - the forestay will return to its proper tension.


I just have to note that I did this last summer. I never put the foil back on - for a boat this size, a jib downhaul is all I needed to be happy.

That's great, thanks. Am I to understand that the jib halyard, which seems pretty thin, would hold the rig up safely? You just use a knot or did you attach some hardware to the end of the halyard? (this boat is in the water, by the way).

Thanks again for concise directions!

Jeff

 

[jwassdo]

flexible furler

I missed a detail in your instructions -- so you tie the Jib halyard to the mainsheet tackle, and then essentially run both lines to the bow and pull it tight. I think I got it...
Jeff

 

[Brian M H23]

Jeff,
Did you have any luck?