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7.5.6
”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.
7.5.7
”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).
7.5.8
”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 furled 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 on the drum by hand in the
right direction. Unfurl the sail. Furl
again, checking the number of turns
of furling line on the drum.
7.5.9
”The sail is wrinkled at the tack”
• The tack ring was turned in the wrong
direction before tacking the sail.
• Unfurl the sail and ease off the hal-
yard. 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.
7.5.10
”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.
7.5.11
”The leach closes (bends inwards)”
• Incorrect sheeting point.
• Move the sheeting point backwards.
• The sail is old or incorrectly cut.
• Consult your sailmaker.
7.5.5
”The sail is hard to hoist”
• The luff tape is too thick.
• Return the sail to the sailmaker and
refer to this manual.
• The sail is caught on something or is
not sufficiently loose on the foredeck.
• Arrange the sail better on the foredeck.
• Fault in halyard routing.
• Check the sheaves, winch etc.
• Dirt and salt in the luff groove.
• Clean the luff groove.
