Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas?
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I would try to bend it back a little bit so it doesn't rub - shouldn't be a problem.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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Not sure but you may have some adjustment by screws holding the metal guides in place. Look beneath the drum.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
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The older manual version of the profurler had a line guard similar to that. The line would ride up and between the drum and the guard confounding the furling of the sail.
Newer designs have modifies the design to capture the line in the drum.
While it is possible that the drum is rubbing, I would not attribute difficulty to use the furler to that friction. You have more than that going on. You need to look at flushing the bearings with dish soap and lots of water. Be sure that yo have the right amount of tension on the fore stay so the tit is not sagging. Be sure the furler line has a proper fair lead and can run unrestricted to your cockpit.
If no adjustment is beneath the drum then perhaps you can bend the line guard a little. Trouble is a little is so imprecise. Too much and the line rides up and causes a problem.
Newer designs have modifies the design to capture the line in the drum.
While it is possible that the drum is rubbing, I would not attribute difficulty to use the furler to that friction. You have more than that going on. You need to look at flushing the bearings with dish soap and lots of water. Be sure that yo have the right amount of tension on the fore stay so the tit is not sagging. Be sure the furler line has a proper fair lead and can run unrestricted to your cockpit.
If no adjustment is beneath the drum then perhaps you can bend the line guard a little. Trouble is a little is so imprecise. Too much and the line rides up and causes a problem.
Forget the drum and guard. Move your fairlead for the furling line down, it is too high. (Unless the angle of the picture is distorting what it appears to show.)
Looks like the furling line running against the guard may have deflected the guard upward into the drum. If that’s the case then do what Stu said and then bend the guard back into the right position. Just bending the guard back down without fixing the line angle will have the line bending it right back again.
I agreed with adjusting the fairlead, my point was doing that alone wouldn't solve the rubbing problem
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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@Nomad5555 has been silent since this morning as we have attempted to resolve a problem the tis not exactly clear.
Some very good ideas hav been shared, now we need the OP to test them out or tell us more about the issue.
Some very good ideas hav been shared, now we need the OP to test them out or tell us more about the issue.
Thanks so much for the ideas! I’m going to try to adjust the fairlead for the furling line and then bend the guard back. Hope that solves it Furling and unfurling is way stiffer than it should be. (Have had to use a winch.) I’ve assumed it was the guard. Thanks again!
Adjusting the fairlead and moving the guard back a little will help, but your last comment about having to use a winch indicates a more serious problem. Something is binding somewhere. Is the furler turning freely up at the top of the headstay ? Is the stay good and straight ? If you remove the fairlead can you turn the furler easily both ways ? You should not have to use the winch unless trying to furl under very severe condition with a lot of pressure on the sail.