[Rhodes22-list] slipping furling drum

[Hank]

 Make that "even though the line is cleated".

On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 4:21 PM, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:

> So what you are saying is that even though the line is cleared and should
> prevent the drum from turning, it still turns? Either the line is slipping
> on the drum out the tube is turning within the drum is what I think.
>
> Hank
> On May 13, 2013 4:12 PM, "Jim DeWaard" <jdewaa01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Rob,
>> My furling line does stay attached to the drum.....but with little force,
>> I
>> can pull the furling line and turn the drum when the head sail sheets are
>> cleated or turn the drum when the furling line is cleated (using the head
>> sail sheets). It does not turn freely, it just seems to sort of "slip". I
>> have wound the furling line back on the drum in both directions and have
>> left enough of the line so there are two or three wraps when the sail is
>> fully deployed. Just when I think I got it right, the drum doesn't hold
>> and
>> out goes sail to full size. I am puzzled.
>> Jim
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