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6.5.6
”The luff cannot be tensioned”
• The halyard swivel comes into contact
with the top guard.
• The luff of the sail is too long. Have
the sail shortened by the sailmaker.
• The angle between the forestay and the
halyard is too great.
• Shorten the sail or move the halyard
lead up.
6.5.7
”The sail cannot be taken down”
• The halyard is wrapped around the top
of the luff extrusion.
• Ease the halyard off and try to reverse
the system.
• The halyard wraps around the luff
extrusion as the sail is coming down.
• Tension the halyard manually keeping
a slight drag on it while taking the sail
down.
• The halyard is stuck.
• Check the halyard routing (sheaves,
stoppers etc).
6.5.8
”The sail’s UV protection is on the
inside of the furled sail”
• The furling line is wound on the drum
in the wrong direction.
•
Remove the sheet from the sail and
gather the sail around the Furlex-
system with a rope. Pull on the line
until the drum is empty. Wind a couple
of turns onto the drum by hand in the
opposite direction. Re-attach the sheet
and unfurl the sail. Furl in and check
that there are 3-5 turns left on the drum
when the sail is fully furled in..
6.5.9
”The sail is wrinkled at the tack”
• The tack ring was twisted in the wrong
direction before tacking the sail.
• Unfurl the sail and ease off the halyard.
Undo the tack snap shackle. Rotate
the tack ring ”around the system” and
retack the sail. Furl slowly and check
that the furling of the tack is retarded
by one revolution in relation to the luff
extrusion.
• The sail is old or incorrectly cut.
• Consult your sailmaker.
6.5.10
”The leach flogs despite sheeting
hard”
• Incorrect sheeting point.
• Move the sheeting point forward.
• Incorrectly tensioned leach line.
• Adjust the leach line (Consult your
sailmaker).
• The sail is old or incorrectly cut.
• Consult your sailmaker.
6.5.11
”The leach leach closes (bend
inwards)”
• Incorrect sheeting point.
• Move the sheeting point backwards.
• The sail is old or incorrectly cut.
• Consult your sailmaker.
