I took our headsail off our Hunter 34 yesterday to clean her up and all that for the winter. It took me forever to figure out (no owner's manual on boat) that the wire halyard for the roller furler is internal to the frontstay contraption the sail boltrope is threaded into. This seems like a crazy roller furler setup - on our old boat, we used a standard halard on the mast we could winch the sail up with. Is this a CDI furler - I didn't see a logo, but looking online it appears to be this setup? It seemed pretty darn difficult, if not painful, to raise the sail up with that halyard and no winch or anything in that little slot. How would you change a sail out when you were racing (no worries now - I only have one headsail)? Is there a way to "grease" that thing up so it is easier to raise the sail for when I put her back on in the spring? Does anyone else have difficulty raising the headsail or do I just need to hit the gym this winter?
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I had one on my old H33. It really isn't as hard to get the headsail up as you may think. I had rigged a temporary block at the bottom of the furling so that I could loop the halyard through. Pulling up was much easier than pulling down. The most difficult part was the final inch or so to get the headsail tight. Once up and secured, leave it be. Change sails during a race? Are you kidding? *o Hey, it doesn't hurt to hit the gym in the winter to keep in shape for the next sailing season.
I had one on my old H33. It really isn't as hard to get the headsail up as you may think. I had rigged a temporary block at the bottom of the furling so that I could loop the halyard through. Pulling up was much easier than pulling down. The most difficult part was the final inch or so to get the headsail tight. Once up and secured, leave it be. Change sails during a race? Are you kidding? *o Hey, it doesn't hurt to hit the gym in the winter to keep in shape for the next sailing season.
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Struggled with mine for years on the same boat before I upgraded to Profurl. Besides the halyard look at the drum assembly. It's all plastic with grease between the plastic parts. Somehow mine lasted 18 years. When I was ready to go cruising I knew I didn't want that junk on board. Some moron bought it off ebay and saved it from the dumpster
Struggled with mine for years on the same boat before I upgraded to Profurl. Besides the halyard look at the drum assembly. It's all plastic with grease between the plastic parts. Somehow mine lasted 18 years. When I was ready to go cruising I knew I didn't want that junk on board. Some moron bought it off ebay and saved it from the dumpster
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Have a recent(2000)CDI with torlon bearing on my h25, and it is less complicated than a swing set.No grease no foul halyard, no nothing but simplicity. Profurl has a good name but perhaps CDI has done something different since yours was put in service. Just a thought, Jim
Have a recent(2000)CDI with torlon bearing on my h25, and it is less complicated than a swing set.No grease no foul halyard, no nothing but simplicity. Profurl has a good name but perhaps CDI has done something different since yours was put in service. Just a thought, Jim
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