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My MkI came with roller furling, a Hood brand system.
It seems in good shape, but the furling line seems to jam often, and it happens both in rolling in and out.
If it matters, I am using a fresh length of 1/4" nylon as the furling line.
One thing that also seems out of whack, the little spool that has the gate in it for the rope to enter rotates freely, so sometimes when it jams the opening is pointing away from the boat, and there might be a turn or so of furling line wrapped around the exposed forestay.
Any general tips?
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In my experience ,roller furling gear will jam when 1) the head stay is slack or sagged causing resistance to foil rotation. 2)If the halyard is not at an angle to the rear when hoisted then it can wrap at the top and cause trouble.3)If the sail is too short it can also allow halyard wrap on the headstay. Can you still rotate the head foil by hand when the drum fouls? If not then I would look at 2 ,3 . Fix 2 with a halyard restrainer and 3 with a short pendant at the head of the sail. Fix 1 with a backstay adjustment. These things have fixed my Harken gear, which was prone to jamming when I first got it. Good luck.
Is your furler a Sea Furl 2636?
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