Author Topic: In mast furling mechanism  (Read 3584 times)

Brian

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In mast furling mechanism
« on: July 01 2012, 06:25 »
I have a problem with my in mast furling.  The previous owner has raised the main using a winch and put a huge amount of pressure on the mechanism.  As a consequence the sleeve that the sail is wound around has dropped and has begun to split at the base, it looks as if a pin about 75mm up has sheared and allowed the tube to drop.  Any ideas as to remedy the problem before the situation becomes even more serious.