Gil, I just can't picture why the tether for your quick release pin is getting twisted up. I have the CDI furler, with a quick release pin in the bow fitting and a tether to a pulpit stantion. The pin isn't on a part that rotates with the furler, and neather is the tether, so where's it twisting?
Larry On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:20:59 -0500 "Gilbert Landin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I was just leaving my dock, w/o the motor on, and thinking to myself > "you > know, I am really getting the hang of this." Just as that thought > escapes > into the ether, I looked up to admire the evening stars starting to > shine > thru the cloud covers. Something else catches my eye as I start to > unfurl > the jib and in surreal slow motion the mast is on its way down on > top of me. > I instinctly reach out to grab it as it is going down and manage to > break > the fall with my head, ouch. I look around to see if anybody saw > that ( I > meant to do that!) then cranking on the motor, I limped back to my > slip. My > perfect summer evening sail had come to an abrupt end. I inspected > the > forestay and found that the quick release pin had worked loose and > released > the forestay and of course, you know the rest of the story. I > installed my > CDI roller furler earlier this season and when I put it together the > clevis > pin already had a line attaching it to the deck, just so I wont lose > it if > it came loose or I dropped it. Unfortunately I should have tied it > to the > forestay because every time I furled or unfurled the tether would > coil > tighter and tighter until... you guessed it, it pulled the pin out. > So > Anyway 30 minutes later I was again heading out, no motor, from the > slip and > enjoyed a lovely 45min night sail. I was also able to beat into the > slip at > the end of the sail... man Lin and Larry would be proud. > > BTW my head is still a little sore, and I am glad I don't have a > 35ft mast. > > gil > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
