Halyard Wraps
Halyard Wraps
Ouch.
For those of you with furling systems, please inspect regularly and follow the instructions, especially when it comes to halyard wraps. The furling line on this particular boat was parted, which makes me think it's entirely possible that the line break saved the headstay!
http://bp0.blogger.com/_ifoPhvg9GMo/R2H ... G_1666.JPG
This is from a boat I'm doing a repair estimate on. Luckily the rig stayed up or my numbers would be considerably further north.
For those of you with furling systems, please inspect regularly and follow the instructions, especially when it comes to halyard wraps. The furling line on this particular boat was parted, which makes me think it's entirely possible that the line break saved the headstay!
http://bp0.blogger.com/_ifoPhvg9GMo/R2H ... G_1666.JPG
This is from a boat I'm doing a repair estimate on. Luckily the rig stayed up or my numbers would be considerably further north.
Last edited by Kristian on Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:18 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Kristian, here is a post from 2 years ago. Serious stuff. I'll have to post the finished work photos after I completed the interior repairs some time (though the work was completed by the spring of 2006, I never got around to following up and showing them...)
http://www.plasticclassicforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=1221
http://www.plasticclassicforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=1221
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Re: Halyard Wraps
That looks suspiciously like a ProFurl extrusing. Just seeing it gives me itches.
I've just finished installing one that a customer bought somewhere. My original instincts were correct. Nothing went right. It is a poor design.
I've installed hundreds of Harken units and I will never, ever touch a ProFurl again.
Cheers,
MikeR
I've just finished installing one that a customer bought somewhere. My original instincts were correct. Nothing went right. It is a poor design.
I've installed hundreds of Harken units and I will never, ever touch a ProFurl again.
Cheers,
MikeR
Kristian wrote:Ouch.
For those of you with furling systems, please inspect regularly and follow the instructions, especially when it comes to halyard wraps. The furling line on this particular boat was parted, which makes me think it's entirely possible that the line break saved the headstay!
http://bp0.blogger.com/_ifoPhvg9GMo/R2H ... G_1666.JPG
This is from a boat I'm doing a repair estimate on. Luckily the rig stayed up or my numbers would be considerably further north.