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My Furlex 300S can be fussy when it furls and unfurls.
If it doesn’t furl just right, the line seems to overwrap/bunch up (overfill
the drum in spots) and won’t totally unfurl and/or be difficult to furl back
up.
I have cleaned/lubricated the bearings, tried different line diameter and
tweeked the furling line entry into the drum..
I’m wondering if de-coring the section of line that wraps around the drum
will allow for more space to wrap and not fill the drum.
Has anyone de-cored their furling line? Did it help? What would be the
downside of trying it?Rick
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I don’t have a Furlex, but I have always used a rope wire combo for the furling line. You can put more wire around the drum than rope. Also make sure you don’t have a lot of extra line around the drum when you have the sail furled. just need an extra wrap.
One thing that I try to do is to maintain some kind of tension on the line when I furl or unfurl the sail so that the line is taught and don’t get any kind of over wrap.
Alan— On Tue, 7/12/11, Rick Dugger wrote:
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