Roller Furling question

[Claudia Smiley]

I have purchased a used O'Day 23. It has a Facnor SD 70 roller furling. We are uncertain as to where the forestay & the drum attach to the bow of the boat. Has anyone else used this type of roller furling?

 

[Justin - O'day Owners' Web]

Roller

Claudia -I am not familiar with that rig, but roller furlers tend not to varry that much in terms of attachment. The forestay should run through the drum and attach to a chainplate at the bow. Is it not there? Or does the headstay seem too short. If its short, you might want to check that the backstay is not over tensioned. If its not there, the issue gets more interesting.Let us know what you've got on deck!Justin - O'day Owners' Web

 

[Claudia Smiley]

roller furling response to Justin

Justin-There is a metal plate at the bow which has a plate running fore to aft with 2 holes. At the front of the plate there is another plate running perpendicular with one hole in it. There is a turnbuckle kit which attaches beneath the drum--this consists of two link plates. Our question is which hole does the drum attach to and which does the forestay attach to. The web site is facnor.com---it does have some illustrations but nothing about attaching to the boat.Thanks.Claudia

 

[Claudia Smiley]

re:roller furling

I have posted a photo of the roller furling. Maybe someone knows how it attaches. There is a 3" bolt that attaches through the bottom holes of the two link plates on either side of the drum.

 

[Don Evans]

Go Back To Facnor Home Page...

and take a look at their technical info. page, you will see a schematic (though not that clear) of the link plates and what their used for. Their meant to raise the drum off the deck and secure the drum to the headstay when there is a rigging screw, or turnbuckle present at the end of the headstay. Its called a turnbuckle kit and is mentioned on the home page. The newer link plates in the new models appear to be tapered in from the drum more than yours. I think your missing the long stainless pin that goes through the link plate holes and through the toggle jaw hole at the end of the turnbuckle. My guess is it goes through hole 1 or maybe 2 and not 3. Check the hole that is most scuffed and the one that the headstay sags least in. Use the turnbuckle to tighten the headstay. Hope this helps clarify your dilemma. The pix was a big help too.Don

 

[Claudia Smiley]

Re:roller furling

Don-Yes, I am missing the stainless pin--dropped it in the lake. The pin would go through the link plate...through hole 1 or 2..through the toggle jaw hole at the end of the turnbuckle...and then through the second link plate. I think that would work. I couldn't figure out if the forestay was attached at one place & the link plates were attached separately at another place. The pin did have 1 nylon spacer. If the forestay were attached to the pin on one side that would make sense.Thanks for the input.Claudia