New Head Stay & Harkens Furler
 

Well, "Pneuma" got her new head stay and a new Harkens Model 0 on it.
Works great. Pictures to follow this week-end

Ole Thom

Good news Thom!

Scotty

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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Well, "Pneuma" got her new head stay and a new Harkens Model 0 on
it.
Works great. Pictures to follow this week-end

Ole Thom

Thom Stewart wrote:
Well, "Pneuma" got her new head stay and a new Harkens Model 0 on it.
Works great. Pictures to follow this week-end

What kind did you have before? How would you compare the Harken unit?
Did they figure out what happened to the forestay?

Glad to hear you're back in action, Thom!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Scotty wrote...

Good news Thom! Now kiss me!

Scotty

Hey Nutsy,

Go change a diaper. Grown-up are communicating.

Ole Thom

Doug,

My first furler was a Harkens. Never had a bit of trouble that wasn't
cause by human error. That is how I lost the Fore Stay. Harkens suggest
pulling the Spinnaker Halyard.over the upper Shroud and behind the
spreaders when not in use.

I, in all my knowledge, didn't like that. They bang on the spreaders,
making a lot of noise. I clipped mine off to a short pendent on the Bow
Pulpit. This works fine with the exception of a new crew member. When
furling the sail this halyard has a tendency to get entwined with the
head sail and has to be let out and start over, with more control on the
clew of the head sail.

My new Hobie sailor Crew jammed the head sail and put the furling line
on the winch.

This sheared the fore stay at the mast head swedge.

There have been a few changes in the newer Model 0. Harkens has done
away with the closed drum and made the removal of the drum, for Racing,
easier. They also changed the way it clamps unto the twin furl.

Operation still easy and I'm storing my Spinnaker Halyard as they
suggest.

That's it Doug.

Ole Thom

"Thom Stewart" wrote

Operation still easy and I'm storing my Spinnaker Halyard as they
suggest.


So, you *can* teach an old dog new tricks.

Scotty

Doug,

Sorry my answer wasn't complete.
My Harken Furler is a Mark III, model 0 and it is replacing the same.

I love it. When I was talking to Herb Hild about a head sail for my old
furler, he said " Anything that will keep me, my family, and my friends
off the Pointy End of the boat, while under way is a good thing." That
is my Motto also.

Ole Thom

Thom Stewart wrote:
Doug,

Sorry my answer wasn't complete.
My Harken Furler is a Mark III, model 0 and it is replacing the same.

I love it. When I was talking to Herb Hild about a head sail for my old
furler, he said " Anything that will keep me, my family, and my friends
off the Pointy End of the boat, while under way is a good thing." That
is my Motto also.

Agreed. And Harken stuff is very good.

One minor objection I have... and this is on OPB's... people with roller
furled sails who refuse to take any action to secure them for storms. So
far, this season we've had some brushes with hurricanes but no bad hits,
and there are still a half-dozen lazy and/or dumb owners in our marina
who refuse to take off & stow their roller-furled genoas. Lucky so far,
but our boat is between two of them.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King