Make sure the line leads out of the drum 90 degrees to the forestay. If yours doesn't move the first block up or down until it does.
Second, it's a lot easier to wrap the sheets around the furled sail to get the correct number of wraps. Buy extra line. Dennis C. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 11, 2016, at 7:29 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Listers, > > My roller furling line got ultra-tangled in the drum and I ended up having to > drop the headsail and cut it all out. > > I bought some new line and am going to install tomorrow, weather permitting. > > So here's the question. How many feet of line should I have wrapped around > the drum before putting the sail back on? > > I'm running with a 135% headsail, but want to have enough on there to > accommodate a 150, if I ever make a change. > > > All the best, > > Edd > > ------------------------------- > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > NCC-1701-B > C&C 37+ | City Island, NY > www.StarshipSailing.com > ------------------------------- > 914.332.4400 | Office > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > ------------------------------- > Sent via iPhone 6 > iPhone. iTypos. iApologize > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated!
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