Hi Todd -- I also have a C&C34 and had the same problem with the wire halyard, but my halyard was new. If your situation is as mine, the luff of your head sail is too short and the swivel of the furler needs to go higher. I did the same as you when I kept getting halyard wraps and saw that the halyard was getting messed up -- I got a double braid halyard on instead and all seemed fine. Until the end of the season when I lowered the head sail and saw that the double braided halyard was all chewed up. I made a 6" diameter Dyneema loop and lifted the head sail that much higher. Bingo -- no more problems, the wire halyard, since repaired, is good, no more wraps. Moral of the story -- check the double braid halyard to make sure that isn't getting chewed up. You can certainly install a restrainer to increase the angle at the top sheave, but a Dyneema loop is a lot easier solution. Jeff Laman 1981 C&C34 Harmony Ludington, MI
________________________________ From: Todd Williams via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2021 9:14 PM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Todd Williams <trwilli...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: Old Harken Roller II I am a new C&C34 owner and initially had trouble with my Harken Furler. The wire halyard wraps around at the masthead when furling. It was clear from the fraying wire and twisted coil that this had been a problem. I switched over to a braided line jib halyard and it works fine now. I also watched a youtube video (pretty old footage) that specified a 7 degree angle between the furling foil and the halyard up at the masthead and that Harken makes a fitting to mount on the mast a bit down from the top in order to increase that angle. Now that it works, I will clean and lubricate it to make it even better! Todd R. Williams C&C 34 Sodus Bay, NY On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 3:46 PM Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: I rigorously flush my Harken furler's drum and swivel assemblies with dock water every spring and sometimes in the fall. Use a hard jet spray and be sure to spray each assembly from various angles. Particularly spray the drum assembly from below and in the drum itself. You'll need to pull all the furling line out to do that. Tie a knot in the line at the first stanchion block and make a note of which way it winds. Harken roller furlers really don't require any additional lubrication, just the periodic rigorous flushing with water. However, I do spray mine with McLube for good measure. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 2:15 PM Joe Della Barba via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto: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 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<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cce5e09de84be46bd712308d9459bb6c2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637617357347440184%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=JD02rWmPr3vyILxeNYaubGs0xbngmeQ0kJkCRCEVugc%3D&reserved=0> Thanks - Stu
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