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Post by sleighride on Oct 4, 2016 23:32:23 GMT
Does anyone know if it is possible to silence an in-mast furler with sail removed? I tried Hints and Tips to no avail. My first idea was to put a short line around the furler and then hoist it to spreader level with main halyard and a downhaul pulling under tension to the end of the boom, but it still clangs when the boat tips only slightly while tied to dock. My neighbors do not like the noise.
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Post by sailbleu on Oct 5, 2016 5:54:09 GMT
Unfortunatly it remains a dilemma , as annoying for neighbours like a bashing halyard against tha mast.
I've tried many methods to eliminate the rattling of the furler , also the one you suggest , with limited success though.
That is why I leave my main in the mast during the winter and ty my spare halyards to the bow railing.
Wish all would do that .
Regards
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Post by vasko on Oct 5, 2016 10:15:03 GMT
I have managed it by by furling a line over the furled over all the length - but taking the line out was a challenge in Spring - so many things can go wrong  |
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Post by sleighride on Oct 5, 2016 15:53:18 GMT
Thanks for the Replies. I think my solution is to hoist the old main for the winter to keep the marina a bit more quiet. I had a difficult time getting the single loop I tried back down the mast with the downhaul arrangement tied to the loop and the halyard. My current main is in for repairs with the sailmaker and the rain has already commenced here in the damp northwest corner of the US. The other solution might be to give out bottles of holiday wine to my neighbors?
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Post by MalcolmP on Oct 5, 2016 16:08:20 GMT
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Post by mistral54 on Oct 5, 2016 17:37:35 GMT
Hi Sleighride
Try making some wooden wedges tapered to suit the slot and lightly tap those into the slot against the furler to push it toward the front of the mast to take up the slack and also use some rope inserted behind the furler and brought back out through the slot and tighten around the outside of the mast. This is what my guy that looked after my boat in the UK always did and it appeared to work. Unfortunately for me the boat is now in France and the furler was left (without my knowledge) to bang about all through the winter and was subsequently badly damaged. It looked like we needed to take the mast out to repair but luckily I found a rigger that was able to repair it in situ but was still very expensive. Like others I now leave the mainsail in.
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Post by hoppy on Oct 6, 2016 22:13:00 GMT
The other solution might be to give out bottles of holiday wine to my neighbors? To me, no amount of wine would make the noise worth putting up with  |
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Post by manaia on Oct 7, 2016 7:39:26 GMT
We found that winding a rope around the extrusion very effective. Attach a rope to the halyard and hoist it to the top of the mast. and then pull on the furler line slowly. You can direct the line to spiral around and down the extrusion and it will prevent the banging around. Thhis worked for us for a couple of weeks while we waited for the new mainsail. It was easy to remove the rope as well, it didn't appear to have moved or bunched..
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Post by vasko on Oct 7, 2016 13:36:51 GMT
We found that winding a rope around the extrusion very effective. Attach a rope to the halyard and hoist it to the top of the mast. and then pull on the furler line slowly. You can direct the line to spiral around and down the extrusion and it will prevent the banging around. Thhis worked for us for a couple of weeks while we waited for the new mainsail. It was easy to remove the rope as well, it didn't appear to have moved or bunched.. That was the strategy that I've try to explain - but need very careful undoing... |
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Post by ianpowolny on Oct 7, 2016 14:52:57 GMT
The noise is a real pain and I'm not sure how much damage is done to the foil or the internals of the mast. We bought a new main last year and now use the old main for winterising. It's a bit of a job fitting the sail but I feel in the long run it will be worth it. (The new main was quite expensive.) I have contemplated having the local sail maker make the over wintering sail smaller but I don't think it's worth the cost.
Would your local sail maker have an old in-mast sail that could be used to replace your good sail and stop the banging?
We also replace our halyards with 4mm mousing line. This allows us to wash the halyards and store them in the boat over winter.
I did learn last year that I need to keep both the outhaul and furling lines tight as, after 6 months, the main had become loose in the mast and was difficult to unfurl the first time.
Ian
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Post by Don Reaves on Oct 7, 2016 15:41:09 GMT
As long as you're going to the trouble of putting something in the mast for winter storage, why not make a simple fake sail out of something like canvas? It wouldn't have to be very big if it had some padding near the "luff". I would guess this could be a home project for someone handy with a sewing machine.
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Post by sleighride on Oct 8, 2016 5:09:38 GMT
Thanks to all for the great ideas and tips. I get the good main back in ten days and so will wait until then, although the wind hit 50 knots last night in the marina. I have an old main that I was about to use to quiet the noise, but I hope no damage will occur in the next 10 days. Wind has now abated. (I liked the suggestion to hoist a rope up mast with halyard and then to use furler to wrap it around, but with the experience I had in getting my single loop down with a simple downhall and no furling, I was reluctant to try. I think Vasco is right on, with his concerns.
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