Matt.
Because I use the furler only for cruising I replaced the snap-shackle
on the furler with a standard small shackle and do have a snap-shackle
on halyard. This allows me to host racing sails and attach the halyard
to the foredeck when no sail is raised. Besides the entry angle at the
mast head it is also prudent to make sure all other mast head halyards
are taunt when furling, more than one occasion have tried to roll a
spinnaker halyard into the foresail. Fireball has two spinnaker halyards
on the masthead crane and two jib halyard.
Don Kern
/Fireball,/ C&C35 Mk2
Bristol, RI
On 1/27/2021 11:34 AM, Matthew via CnC-List wrote:
While on the topic of furlers, I noticed a couple times last
summer that we had difficulty unfurling the sail. My best guess
is that the wire rope thimble holding the snap shackle onto the
halyard was banging into something up top. I’m replacing the
wire-to-rope halyards with all rope for this year, and my line
supplier said if I’m using a furler (Harken in my case) I don’t
need a snap shackle on the halyard. All I need is an eye splice
because the furler already has a snap shackle for the halyard.
Does anyone have this arrangement (just an eye splice at the end
of the halyard)?
Please advise. Thanks.
Matt
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