If something is tangled, stuck, or fouled, brute force is almost never the way to solve the problem. I'll pass along a lesson I learned the hard way. Is there a way to tie it so it doesn't get in the way? I'd like to have a backup in case main forestay fails, don't want mast falling down on me. How do you do it? My 26D has it attached to the same bolt as the forestay with furler, so I tried it but it gets caught when rolling the furler, so I had to remove it. I've read on some people using MRS wire tied to pullpit as a secondary backup forestay. Also some plastic got torn off from the block, but it doesn't seem to be a structural part of the block, so I'm leaving both as is I guess. There is some chafing on the jib halyard that got wound on the wire, but looks very superficial. First time I was sailing, I didn't unfurl it at all, second time it didn't stuck, third time this happened.Ĥ. Anything else can be the reason? Maybe the tension is too slack? However there is already considerable mast rake (curve) which I'm afraid will only increase if I try to tighten it. What could be the reason for it to become stuck? I suspect it was sitting too low over the turnbuckle and a screw that fixes the drum got caught on the turnbuckle inside. What tools do I need to make those loops at the end and how do I make sure I do it right? I don't want for it to become undone and the mast fall on me.ģ. Is the wire a regular steel wire I can get at the Home Depot or other stores? If so, what size/type? If not, where do I get it (West Marine?) and what size/type?Ģ. There is a turnbuckle on the bottom side and a loop on the top sideġ. Now what to do? I'm thinking about replacing the wire myself. It was a brand new wire I got the the boat (so maybe similar problem occured with a previous owner). As a result the top of the wire unwinded and one strand broke, as I found today. Apparently it was stuck to the forestay wire inside so we rotated the wire. We tried to roll it with some winch, which was a mistake. Went sailing yesterday on my new 1989 Mac 26D for the third time, and got roller furling stuck on me on the way to the dock.
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