Association Forum - Install the genoa on the Harkin Furler

Assn Members Area · Join

Home.

Association Forum

Ships Store

Cruising

Racing

Technical Tips

Photo Gallery - New

Boat Search - Updated

Manuals & Brochures

Swap Meet

Links

Officer Flag Line & Staff

Bylaws & Constitution

Members Area

Join the Association

Notice:
The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.

Association Forum

Username:	Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?

All Forums

Catalina/Capri 25/250 Sailor's Forums

Catalina 25 Specific Forum

Install the genoa on the Harkin Furler

New Topic

Topic Locked

Printer Friendly

Author

Topic

hewebb
Admiral

Member Avatar

USA
761 Posts

Initially Posted - 03/04/2012 : 06:06:16

I have the boat at home and plan to raise the mast this afternoon in the driveway. I need to install the genoa on the Harkin Furler. There seems to be a spring in the furler that I did not notice when I removed the sail to take to the sail shop. I assume that the spring winds up as the sail is unrolled from the furler. (You know what assumptions are) I think I need to load the spring before I install the sail, but the amount of load is ???. Do any of you have experience to recommend what I should do about the spring load?

1988 WK/SR w/inboard diesel Joe Pool Lake
Hobie 18 Lake Worth

Life is not a dress rehearsal. You will not get another chance.

Edited by - on

OJ
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
4382 Posts

Response Posted - 03/04/2012 : 08:11:06

What model Harken furler do you have?

I have a Unit 0, Mark I which has no spring . . . and I doubt yours does either. You pull on the foresail sheet to unfurl and pull on the furler line to furl.

Don't forget to uncleat the furler line when you are ready unfurl - works much easier that way

Edited by - OJ on 03/04/2012 08:12:24

Steve Milby
Past Commodore

Members Avatar

USA
5895 Posts

Response Posted - 03/04/2012 : 10:04:25

I have never seen a spring-loaded furler, but the furling line does need to be pre-loaded on the spool before you bend on the sail, because, after the sail is raised in the slot, you will have to pull on the furling line to roll up the jib.

When I remove my jib, I cleat the bitter end of the furling line, so that, if I accidentally turn the spool, I know exactly how much line needs to be on the spool when I bend on the sail again.

Edited by - on

blanik
Navigator

Members Avatar

Canada
210 Posts

Response Posted - 03/04/2012 : 13:22:01

why would you install the sail while the boat is at your home? will you have to unstep the mast after that to take the boat to the water? then you should only put it back once it's in the water, the sails are supposed to be off whenever you step or unstep the mast! actually, you should take them off if you don't plan on using the boat for more than 1 or 2 months, and i've never heard of a spring loaded furler, what would happen when the wind dies, the sail would furl itself or come all out?

Edited by - on

hewebb
Admiral

Members Avatar

USA
761 Posts

Response Posted - 03/05/2012 : 05:08:51

I got the sail installed and there was not any spring in the furler. The only thing I can think of is the line to the furler was under some tension. All worked out well. I have constructed a mast stepping system that I wanted to test with the sail mounted to insure I could manage it by myself. The boat will go sailing in two weeks and the sail will remain on the furler when we move from lake to lake. We sail quite often so it will be unfurled at least once in 10 days and probably daily when we are visiting other lakes.

Edited by - on

dmpilc
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
4593 Posts

Response Posted - 03/05/2012 : 08:37:58

The sail on the furler will add a lot of weight to the system during raising and lowering of the mast. I suggest using DavyJ's method His YouTube video is a good tutorial.

Edited by - on

OJ
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
4382 Posts

Response Posted - 03/05/2012 : 13:08:20

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by hewebb
 . . . I have constructed a mast stepping system that I wanted to test . . . <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Howard, if you have an opportunity to take any pix of your mast stepping system - I'd love to see them.

Edited by - on

hewebb
Admiral

Members Avatar

USA
761 Posts

Response Posted - 03/06/2012 : 06:09:03

We used it to raise Eddies mast last Saturday and he filmed it. He will probably post it on this forum. So far I have not taken any photos. It is a simple A frame with a crutch a the stern with a roller at the top to walk the mast forward & aft. There are two sheaves on the stations to run the line to the cockpit winch and I attach to the forward stay with a set of pulleys. I will take some photos next time I raise the mast.

Edited by - on

eguevara
Navigator

Members Avatar

USA
111 Posts

Response Posted - 03/06/2012 : 08:08:18

I will post the video as soon as I'm done editting...

-eddy

Edited by - on

Topic

New Topic

Topic Locked

Printer Friendly

Jump To:

Association Forum

Notice: The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.