A main sail furlingbsytem works much the same as a furling genoa, it has a furling line and an out haul rather than the jib sheet to unfurl.. Th foil for the main is located inside the mast and at its base there are three rubber washers which reduce vibration and metal on metal wear. If one of these washers wears out or fall out the foil wont work properly sometimes jamming (you can see in the pics the rubber washers are rotten so new ones are on the way from US Sparcraft). On the boom there is an out haul which attaches to the clew of the main, the out-haul is in a track on the boom and slides fore and aft as the main is taken out or rolled in. The out-haul will only travel as far as the rubber stops at each end of the track. If one of these stops failed while furling or unfurling it would likely cause some dame with the clew of the main flying out of control. You can see in the pics the sun has claimed these as well and they have been ordered. This time of year is perfect for having a close look at everything kind of like CSI Halifax:)
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While I was working on the boom brake I noticed a few things on the mast and boom that needed replacing. In our experience we have always found that your only as good as your weakest link and its the small stuff that can ruin your day. Rose Lee is equipped with an in mast furling system for the main. So far we love it once we learned about keeping tension on the out haul while furling and furling on port tack where there is less friction on the sail when rolling it in etc..
A main sail furlingbsytem works much the same as a furling genoa, it has a furling line and an out haul rather than the jib sheet to unfurl.. Th foil for the main is located inside the mast and at its base there are three rubber washers which reduce vibration and metal on metal wear. If one of these washers wears out or fall out the foil wont work properly sometimes jamming (you can see in the pics the rubber washers are rotten so new ones are on the way from US Sparcraft). On the boom there is an out haul which attaches to the clew of the main, the out-haul is in a track on the boom and slides fore and aft as the main is taken out or rolled in. The out-haul will only travel as far as the rubber stops at each end of the track. If one of these stops failed while furling or unfurling it would likely cause some dame with the clew of the main flying out of control. You can see in the pics the sun has claimed these as well and they have been ordered. This time of year is perfect for having a close look at everything kind of like CSI Halifax:)
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