[Rhodes22-list] GB roller furling jib

[ROGER PIHLAJA]

I have a Harken Unit 0 roller furler.  I’ve had it ~25 years with zero issues.  It has upper and lower swivels and I had a 150% Genoa made with a foam luff pad to take advantage of the swivels.   I’m pretty happy with my Harken.

Roger Pihlaja 
S/V Dynamic Equilbrium 

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> On Jul 2, 2019, at 2:16 PM, Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
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> Mine has got the CDI furler on it.  I believe it's the FF2??  - rob
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> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Chris Cowie
> Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 2:03 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GB roller furling jib
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> I suggest you consider replacing with a standard CDI furler
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> http://www.sailcdi.com/flexible-furlers
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> Christopher P. Cowie    
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> 700 N Fairfax Street
> Suite 304
> Alexandria, Virginia 22314
> 703.717.9103 ex.204 ● 202.270.1470 mobile [ccowie at cowieassociates.com]
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Graham Stewart
> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2019 2:01 PM
> To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GB roller furling jib
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> For what it is worth I replaces my ancient Cruising Design furling system with the Schafer Snap Furl. While I am quite satisfied with this system I have no experience with any of the others to draw comparisons with.
> Graham
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> Graham Stewart
> Agile 1976 Rhodes 22
> Kingston Ontario
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of David Talbot
> Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 10:45 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GB roller furling jib
> 
> Buy a new furling system
> While the original is very creative it is a pain to dissemble and reassemble and hard to repair
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>> On Mon, Jul 1, 2019 at 5:43 PM, Robert Allen <rca02536 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I have a GB roller furling jib system that has issues.
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>> Issue 1:  The furling tube is attached to the forestay by plastic 
>> sections connected by #8 x7/8” stainless steel screws.  (#8 is an 
>> est).  The screws are backing out, allowing the jib to slip out of the 
>> track.  I am going to replace the screws. For anyone with experience 
>> with this, would it be best to replace existing screws with like new 
>> screws, replace the screws with the same size, but 1” long, or replace 
>> screws with the next larger size and he same 7/8” length.
>> 
>> Issue 2:  When setting the jib, the fork which guides the furling line 
>> out of the line guard  (lower cylinder around which the line wraps) 
>> tries to wrap around the line guard thereby making setting or furling 
>> the  jib virtually impossible unless you head up to the bow and 
>> manually unwrap the line and fork.  Any ideas?
>> 
>> Bob Allen
>> 
>> S/V air force
>> Falmouth, MA
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