Furler problem on Alberg 30
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 9:05 pm
Good afternoon,
Since I purchased my Alberg 3 years, I have been sailing her with the headsail on a Profurl furler installed by the PO. Recently, I had a halyard wrap episode that luckily we resolved promptly. I found out that the wrap-stop preventer at the top of the extrusion (a black plastic device attached to the forestay) is actually looser than it should be so it allowed the tang to which the halyard is attached at the top to turn. However, this led me to focus on the masthead configuration as it relates to the furler and realized that whoever mounted the furler originally used the spinnaker halyard block instead of the jib halyard block to raise the headsail on the furler. The jib block is located in the angle between the forestay and the mast and it is just barely visible in these photos. However, I also realized that it is not possible to use it since it is too low leaving too much distance between the top swivel and the end of the extrusion and would not allow the tang of the furler to engage the wrap-stop device at the top. It seems the furler was retrofitted without taking this into account. I am not sure there is a good solution to correct this without reconfiguring the masthead.
I appreciate your input,
Marcelo
Since I purchased my Alberg 3 years, I have been sailing her with the headsail on a Profurl furler installed by the PO. Recently, I had a halyard wrap episode that luckily we resolved promptly. I found out that the wrap-stop preventer at the top of the extrusion (a black plastic device attached to the forestay) is actually looser than it should be so it allowed the tang to which the halyard is attached at the top to turn. However, this led me to focus on the masthead configuration as it relates to the furler and realized that whoever mounted the furler originally used the spinnaker halyard block instead of the jib halyard block to raise the headsail on the furler. The jib block is located in the angle between the forestay and the mast and it is just barely visible in these photos. However, I also realized that it is not possible to use it since it is too low leaving too much distance between the top swivel and the end of the extrusion and would not allow the tang of the furler to engage the wrap-stop device at the top. It seems the furler was retrofitted without taking this into account. I am not sure there is a good solution to correct this without reconfiguring the masthead.
I appreciate your input,
Marcelo