[Rhodes22-list] slipping furling drum

Hank hnw555 at gmail.com
Mon May 13 16:21:43 EDT 2013


So what you are saying is that even though the line is cleared and should
prevent the drum from turning, it still turns? Either the line is slipping
on the drum out the tube is turning within the drum is what I think.

Hank
On May 13, 2013 4:12 PM, "Jim DeWaard" <jdewaa01 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Rob,
> My furling line does stay attached to the drum.....but with little force, I
> can pull the furling line and turn the drum when the head sail sheets are
> cleated or turn the drum when the furling line is cleated (using the head
> sail sheets). It does not turn freely, it just seems to sort of "slip". I
> have wound the furling line back on the drum in both directions and have
> left enough of the line so there are two or three wraps when the sail is
> fully deployed. Just when I think I got it right, the drum doesn't hold and
> out goes sail to full size. I am puzzled.
> Jim
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