Robbieandrew Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 My Calypso has a Ronstan jib furler, same type you'll see on most beach cats. The jib has a built in wire, not a clip on jib that is raised separately. There are 2 problems. Firstly, it's pretty hard to furl in. It gets there, but if i pull the line without cleating it it will quickly un-furl. It feels like maybe it's furling a bit tighter than it should be... Secondly, when I un-furl it, it doesn't usually unfurl all the way, leaving it wrapped around a few times up the top and I have to un shackle the pullys from the jib clew and do it manually. The top of the jib shackles to a small (20cm?) wire strop which attaches to a swivel which attaches to the shackle on the tang. My thoughts are that maybe i make the forestay too tight, or maybe i should swap the order of the setup from Jib strop swivel to jib swivel stop. Any advice would be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hills Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Mine will also unfurl straight away if it isn't cleated, I assumed that was normal. Does your top swivel spin freely when under load, perhaps it needs replacing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbieandrew Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Maybe it is normal, I guess that's not really the main problem. The main problem is it not un furling all the way. The swivel seems fine. I might try changing the order of things on the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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