Hmmm…. I think I used wd40, but I used it really as a flush more than as a lubricant. I have freed jammed furler (and many other) bearings (bushings, shafts) this way. Wrap the lower end with rags or paper towel, flush (blast into the gap with the little red tube) rotate, spin if possible, repeat, repeat. Repeat, tIll it feels really effortless, the runoff comes out clean, and the visible bearings balls are similarly clean. Can’t recall if I hosed it off afterward or just wiped it down well. Freshwater boat, probably just hadn’t been really cleaned for a long time.
Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2021, at 4:45 PM, dwight veinot via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > I never use lubricant on mine. Just water wash > >> On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 4:15 PM Joe Della Barba via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> What did you use for lube? (for the FURLER!!!!!!) >> >> >> >> >> >> Joe Della Barba >> >> Coquina C&C 35 MK I >> >> Kent Island MD USA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Dave S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Sent: Friday, July 9, 2021 8:43 PM >> To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Cc: Korbey Hunt <kampf2...@hotmail.com>; Dave S <syerd...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Stus-List Re: Old Harken Roller II >> >> >> >> Yes. I puzzled over this for 2 seasons, and experimented with ineffective >> solutions until I f inally, seriously, cleaned and lubricated the head >> swivel while catching up on maintenance stuff. I did not connect this >> with the wrapping at all as >> >> It had always seemed to turn very freely however it turns out it was binding >> under heavy load. >> >> I had checked it but could not replicate without the sail set so I could >> never actually see the cause. It was Dangerous at times and just a real >> hassle other times. >> >> After cleaning and lubricating the swivel, it spins even more freely, a >> noticeable difference once you have a comparison. >> >> Hasn’t jammed or wrapped since. >> >> >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> 33-2 >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> >> >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >> Stu > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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