I would contact Hood. I have a Hood furler on my Catalina, they sent me a
manual free of charge.
http://www.pompanette.com/pompweb.nsf/pages/hoodmain
John Cairns
"JR" wrote in message
. com...
I have to change the continuous line on my Hood roller furler. Is there
instruction anywhere on splicing the line? Is that what I need to do? I
got
the boat in July after Gatti Marine and Racine Riverside in Wisconsin
messed
up the set-up (line installed backward/upside down). We struggled with it
waiting for the repair but Racine Riverside blew me off. Now in dry-dock,
the line could use a change, showing its wear. Any direction is much
appreciated. I'll no doubt have other questions as I seek to set her up
properly. Thanks.

Ryan

Thanks all. You guys and gals crack me up.

Ryan

"John Cairns" wrote in message
...
I would contact Hood. I have a Hood furler on my Catalina, they sent me a
manual free of charge.
http://www.pompanette.com/pompweb.nsf/pages/hoodmain
John Cairns
"JR" wrote in message
. com...
I have to change the continuous line on my Hood roller furler. Is there
instruction anywhere on splicing the line? Is that what I need to do? I
got
the boat in July after Gatti Marine and Racine Riverside in Wisconsin
messed
up the set-up (line installed backward/upside down). We struggled with
it
waiting for the repair but Racine Riverside blew me off. Now in
dry-dock,
the line could use a change, showing its wear. Any direction is much
appreciated. I'll no doubt have other questions as I seek to set her up
properly. Thanks.

Ryan

Thanks all. You guys and gals crack me up.

Ryan

Gee, now I'm sad I gave you a straight answer....you were probably =
hoping we'd "putz" you or something for having the audacity to ask a =
real sailing question.

--=20
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

I have a line-drive furler and the manual that came with it. If splicing the
line is the main problem, the manual won't help. It doesn't describe how to
do a splice.

Steve Thomas

"John Cairns" wrote in message
...
I would contact Hood. I have a Hood furler on my Catalina, they sent me a
manual free of charge.
http://www.pompanette.com/pompweb.nsf/pages/hoodmain
John Cairns
"JR" wrote in message
. com...
I have to change the continuous line on my Hood roller furler. Is there
instruction anywhere on splicing the line? Is that what I need to do? I
got
the boat in July after Gatti Marine and Racine Riverside in Wisconsin
messed
up the set-up (line installed backward/upside down). We struggled with
it
waiting for the repair but Racine Riverside blew me off. Now in
dry-dock,
the line could use a change, showing its wear. Any direction is much
appreciated. I'll no doubt have other questions as I seek to set her up
properly. Thanks.

Ryan

The original post started with changing the line, only mentioned splicing
once, and ended with the thought of changing the line.. You could splice the
line without changing it, but if the line is worn to the point that it would
need to be spliced, why bother? You might be able to disassemble the unit
without any visual aids, but it would probably be a good idea to call Hood
and have them send a free manual, if you don't want to pay for a replacement
line(continuous) then there are quite a few knot books on the market that
will show you how to do this. Better yet, call Hood and ask for the manual,
then ask the cost of the replacement line. You could then easily determine
if you wanted to use their replacement part or attempt to make your own.
John Cairns

"Steve Thomas" wrote in message
...
I have a line-drive furler and the manual that came with it. If splicing
the
line is the main problem, the manual won't help. It doesn't describe how
to
do a splice.

Steve Thomas

"John Cairns" wrote in message
...
I would contact Hood. I have a Hood furler on my Catalina, they sent me
a
manual free of charge.
http://www.pompanette.com/pompweb.nsf/pages/hoodmain
John Cairns
"JR" wrote in message
. com...
I have to change the continuous line on my Hood roller furler. Is
there
instruction anywhere on splicing the line? Is that what I need to do?
Now in
dry-dock,
the line could use a change, showing its wear. Any direction is much
appreciated. I'll no doubt have other questions as I seek to set her
up
properly. Thanks.

Ryan

Better yet, get rid of all that sissy, high maintenance, prone to failure,
unsightly, roll-up crap. Hank-on sails are markedly superior and totally
trouble-free.

S.Simon - uses real sails not some woman's version patterned
after a window shade.


"John Cairns" wrote in message ...
The original post started with changing the line, only mentioned splicing
once, and ended with the thought of changing the line.. You could splice the
line without changing it, but if the line is worn to the point that it would
need to be spliced, why bother? You might be able to disassemble the unit
without any visual aids, but it would probably be a good idea to call Hood
and have them send a free manual, if you don't want to pay for a replacement
line(continuous) then there are quite a few knot books on the market that
will show you how to do this. Better yet, call Hood and ask for the manual,
then ask the cost of the replacement line. You could then easily determine
if you wanted to use their replacement part or attempt to make your own.
John Cairns

"Steve Thomas" wrote in message
...
I have a line-drive furler and the manual that came with it. If splicing
the
line is the main problem, the manual won't help. It doesn't describe how
to
do a splice.

Steve Thomas

"John Cairns" wrote in message
...
I would contact Hood. I have a Hood furler on my Catalina, they sent me
a
manual free of charge.
http://www.pompanette.com/pompweb.nsf/pages/hoodmain
John Cairns
"JR" wrote in message
. com...
I have to change the continuous line on my Hood roller furler. Is
there
instruction anywhere on splicing the line? Is that what I need to do?
Now in
dry-dock,
the line could use a change, showing its wear. Any direction is much
appreciated. I'll no doubt have other questions as I seek to set her
up
properly. Thanks.

Ryan

"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
Better yet, get rid of all that sissy, high maintenance, prone to failure,
unsightly, roll-up crap. Hank-on sails are markedly superior and totally
trouble-free.

S.Simon - uses real sails not some woman's version patterned
after a window shade.

Sissy like this guy, maybe?
http://www.aroundalone2002.com/

Or maybe these folks.
http://www.transat650.org/

I know you're a HUGE fan of the French.
http://www.vendeeglobe.com/

Next time you sail around the Horn with your hank-on sails, let us know.
John Cairns

You just proved my point for there are no bigger, spoiled brat,
sailing-(and capsizing)-boats-way-too-big-for-one-person-to-handle
sissies than racers - especially French racers. Anytime any piece
of equipment allows unseamanlike practices to proliferate it tells
me and any other sane individual that it's certainly not a good thing.

The ONLY reason racers use roll-ups is they cannot possibly
hand real sails. That does not mean roll-ups are superior in any
way, shape or form to safe, reliable, tried and true hank-on sails
that all sensible cruisers should be using.

All NASCAR racers use roll cages and four point seat belts
and welded shut doors and fuel cells. They wear Nomex
suits.

Does that mean all automobile owners should install that crap
in their cars and invest in Nomex suits? No it doesn't. In the
same way sensible cruisers will sail a boat within their abilities
to single-handedly sail safely and this means hank-on sails are
the best choice.

S.Simon


"John Cairns" wrote in message ...

"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
Better yet, get rid of all that sissy, high maintenance, prone to failure,
unsightly, roll-up crap. Hank-on sails are markedly superior and totally
trouble-free.

S.Simon - uses real sails not some woman's version patterned
after a window shade.

Sissy like this guy, maybe?
http://www.aroundalone2002.com/

Or maybe these folks.
http://www.transat650.org/

I know you're a HUGE fan of the French.
http://www.vendeeglobe.com/

Next time you sail around the Horn with your hank-on sails, let us know.
John Cairns

Are you saying a luff foil does not improve sail performance?

Cheers MC

Simple Simon wrote:
You just proved my point for there are no bigger, spoiled brat,
sailing-(and capsizing)-boats-way-too-big-for-one-person-to-handle
sissies than racers - especially French racers. Anytime any piece
of equipment allows unseamanlike practices to proliferate it tells
me and any other sane individual that it's certainly not a good thing.

The ONLY reason racers use roll-ups is they cannot possibly
hand real sails. That does not mean roll-ups are superior in any
way, shape or form to safe, reliable, tried and true hank-on sails
that all sensible cruisers should be using.

All NASCAR racers use roll cages and four point seat belts
and welded shut doors and fuel cells. They wear Nomex
suits.

Does that mean all automobile owners should install that crap
in their cars and invest in Nomex suits? No it doesn't. In the
same way sensible cruisers will sail a boat within their abilities
to single-handedly sail safely and this means hank-on sails are
the best choice.

S.Simon


"John Cairns" wrote in message ...

"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...

Better yet, get rid of all that sissy, high maintenance, prone to failure,
unsightly, roll-up crap. Hank-on sails are markedly superior and totally
trouble-free.

S.Simon - uses real sails not some woman's version patterned
after a window shade.


Sissy like this guy, maybe?
http://www.aroundalone2002.com/

Or maybe these folks.
http://www.transat650.org/

I know you're a HUGE fan of the French.
http://www.vendeeglobe.com/

Next time you sail around the Horn with your hank-on sails, let us know.
John Cairns

"Simple Simon" wrote:

Does that mean all automobile owners should install that crap
in their cars and invest in Nomex suits?
S.Simon


Well, if you are flying for the US Forest guys and putting out fires,
the answer is yes. You have to buy Nomex.

LP