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18 Trouble shooting
Problem
Probable cause
Action
18.1
”The sail will not unfurl or
will only partly unfurl”
• The jib halyard is wrapped around the
luff extrusion.
• Another halyard is wrapped around
the luff extrusion.
• The furling line is not free to run or
has become tangled.
• The forestay is too slack.
• Dairt and salt in the bearings.
• Too much strain on the halyard.
• Ease the halyard slightly and try to
reverse the system. Refer to the ass-
embly and operating manual
chap. 5 & 10,
Halyard routing.
• Furl the system. Free the halyard
• Slacken or free the furling line.
• Tension the forestay, first of all by
tensioning the backstay adjuster or
backstays. If this doesn’t help,
decrease the length of the Furlex
system. Refer to the operating
manual.
Adjusting the forestay.
• Rinse the bearings with fresh water
and lubricate with Furlex grease.
• Ease the halyard off.
18.2
”The sail will not furl, is hard
to furl or can only be partly
furled”
• The jib halyard is wrapped around the
luff extrusion.
• Another halyard is wrapped around
the luff extrusion.
• There is no line left on the drum.
• The forestay is too slack.
• Excessive wind pressure on the sail.
• Windward sheet is not released.
• The sheet has become tan gled.
• The free turn is not functioning.
• Large turning angles in the furling
line route which increase friction.
• Dirt and salt in the bearings.
• The furling line has become tangled
on the drum.
• The line guide fitting chafes against
the drum.
• The halyard swivel is upside down.
• Too much strain on the halyard.
• Ease the halyard slightly and try to
reverse the system. Refer to the
assembly and operating manual chap.
5 & 10,
Halyard routing.
• Unfurl the system. Free the halyard
• Unfurl the sail. Take it down and
wind more line on the drum.
Alternatively, loosen the sheet, gather
the sail around the system with a rope,
wind more line on the drum.
• Increase forestay tension.
• Let the leeward sheet off more.
• Release the sheet.
• Sort out the sheet.
• Rinse the bearings with fresh water
and lubricate with Furlex grease.
(Look even at 18.9).
• Reroute the furling line, avoiding
large turning angles.
• Rinse the bearings with fresh water
and lubricate with Furlex grease.
• Unfurl the sail and take it down.
Rewind the furling line. Unfurl with
slight drag on the furling line in
future and avoid having too much line
on the drum.
• Loosen the fastening screw below the
drum and adjust the fitting.
• Fit the halyard swivel correctly.
• Ease the halyard off a little.
18.3
”The system ‘wobbles’ when
furling and unfurling”
• The forestay is too loose.
• Tension the forestay and/or backstay.
18.4
”The sail unfurls after reefing
or furling”
• The sail is not furled tightly enough.
• The furling line is not belayed.
• Furl with some drag on the line.
• Furl and belay the furling line.