51
Problem
Probable cause
Action
18.5
”The sail is hard to hoist”
• The luff tape is too thick.
• The sail is caught on something or
is not sufficiently loose on the
foredeck.
• Fault in halyard routing.
• Dirt and salt in the luff groove.
• Return the sail to the sailmaker and
refer to Furlex manual, chap. 7.1.1
Table of sail measurements.
• Arrange the sail better on the foredeck.
• Check the sheaves, winch etc.
• Clean the luff groove.
18.6
”The luff cannot be tensioned” • The halyard swivel comes into
contact with the top guard.
• The angle between the forestay and
the halyard is too great.
• The luff of the sail is too long. Have
the sail shortened by the sailmaker.
• Shorten the sail or move the halyard
lead up.
18.7
”The sail cannot be
taken down”
• The halyard is wrapped around the
top of the luff extrusion.
• The halyard wraps around the luff
extrusion as the sail is coming down.
• The halyard is stuck.
• Ease the halyard off and try to rever-
se the system. Refer to the assembly
and operating manual chap. 5 &10,
Halyard routing.
• Tension the halyard manually keeping
a slight drag on it while taking the sail
down.
• Check the halyard routing (sheaves,
stoppers etc)
18.8
”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 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.
18.9
”The sail is wrinkled at
the tack”
• The tack ring was twisted in the wrong
direction before tacking the sail.
• The sail is old or incorrectly cut.
• 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.
• Consult your sailmaker.
18.10 ”The leach flogs despite
sheeting hard”
• Incorrect sheeting point.
• Incorrectly tensioned leach line.
• The sail is old or incorrectly cut.
• Move the sheeting point forward.
• Adjust the leach line (Consult your
sailmaker).
• Consult your sailmaker.
18.11 ”The leach closes
(bends inwards)”
• Incorrect sheeting point.
• The sail is old or incorrectly cut.
• Move the sheeting point backwards.
• Consult your sailmaker.