Simply pour the water into the bearings and rotate them in both directions every 5 or 6 weeks.
Maintenance Instructions as written in the Hood Owner's Manual (March 1985) Hood also suggested that I rinse the drum with fresh water frequently.Ĭontinued to do that at every washdown and haven't had a problem with After that treatment, the drum rotated easily. It at the same time, a LARGE amount of crud came out. I let the drum sit forĪbout fifteen minutes first. I used a large tub and used the warmest water I could stand, andĭetergent. He talked about saltīuildup and associated problems it caused. They suggested that I first remove the drum, immerse it in warmĭetergent water and thoroughly flushing it out. Lot of help - and that was with no sail! I called Hood to order a When I purchased my boat two years ago, the drum would rotate only with My roller furling unit is a continuous line design - I think a model Ya Right! Mine was washed away years ago! This grease is very tenacious, such that under normal usage it will be effective, indefinately, provided the bearings are flushed out with water every 5 or 6 weeks. During factory assembly, (1986) the bearings are "run in" with Teflon grease for lubrication. The MAINTENANCE Manual (see more on this below Pete's letter) states that the bearings are hardened 304 stainless steel balls on stainless races. The picture is what happens when the Roller Furler does not work properly! Take the sail down, call the dog forward for advice and start cleaning.
You would be amazed at the BLACK CRUD that started dripping out! Well, to make a long story short, I decided to use the full can to do this cleaning and then do the water wash all over again. So I got out a bunch of rags, spread them under the drum and started spraying in the WD40 to soak it through an through.
So I washed mine out with water and rotated it a zillion times (before installing sail). I have a Hood Seafurl 3250 one line set up that is very hard to use. I have seen a few letters on the Catalina mail list talking about not using WD40 on the bearings in the roller furler drum because it attracts dirt. New chainplates in 2018.Our Catalina C34 Upgrades Al & Michele's Catalina 34 Hull #55 "Kindred Spirit"Į-Mail me if you have any questions at Roller Furler Cleaning Original aluminum mast with newer aluminum boom, spinnaker pole, full battened mainsail with triple reef points, Storm Trysail, Storm Jib, 100% Genoa, oversized Staysail, Drifter, 100% Mule, Spare Staysail, Hood Seafurl on Jib, spare Main and Jib, 5/16" SS standing rigging, eight Lewmar winches, New lower shrouds and new lines. Horizon VHF, Navico autopilot, 800 watt inverter New USCG approved electrical cables in 2018. Stainless 1" shaft to a 16" x 15" three blade bronze prop.įour 6-V Deep Cycle batteries, One starting battery, 2 new 160 watt solar panels. Two fuel tanks hold a total of 70 gallons. Rebuilt 40hp vw Pathfinder diesel engine, 10 hours running time. Previous voyages include Hawaii to New Zealand and back again via the South Pacific.Ģ018 drydock including the installation of a rebuilt engine, removal of blisters, new bottom paint, new cutlass bearing and drip-less shaft seal. The genoa and staysail are both roller furling for easy short-handed sailing. Top side has new paint and the wood is beatifully refinished. A custom built teak dodger shelters the small open cockpit and the custom stern pulpit provides additional seating with a bimini top for shade. She is rigged to sail well in light air and is thoughtfully set up for safe, comfortable inter-island sailing or long distance voyaging. "Honu" has a beautiful customized interior with woodwork done in a variety of hard woods by a previous owner.
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