Thread: Shape of Speed
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Default Shape of Speed

My slip neighbor bought a used Benny ( 34 ? ) with in mast
furling. The PO complained that it never worked right. My
buddy discovered that it was wound wrong inside the mast.
After he redid it, it worked fine.

SBV

"Larry" wrote
I remember the "best trim" we had on a brand new Beneteau

out in Charleston
Harbor. The main got stuck furled in the mast and the new

owner tried to
"outhaul it" to straighten it out in the little slot. The

boom car on its
little track popped off and little roller balls flew off

in all
directions....

We never did get the main unfurled. Beneteau took the

mast apart to get it
free and put a new car on the track....with new balls

because the old ones
flew overboard. Sure glad we weren't way offshore....

Larry
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