Boom roller reefing....

Fantasie 19

Fantasie 19

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Anyone stripped and cleaned a roller reefing boom?? Mine's very stiff and I'm looking for hints and clues...

..there's a couple of screw heads on the plate facing the mast - start there??

..there's a pin hole on top of the collar - is that for for lubrication??
 
On mine there is a screw on top evidently for lubrication. Bit damaged head already. The gear evidently has not been used for years and not moving.
Stainless screw in alu... After a few weeks sprinkling with penetrating oil finally I got it out... ;)
Then washed insides with kerosene and put 3 in 1 in. Got it turning, but stiff still. So left it with thin oil in for winter, we'll see.

Only advice I can offer: wash insides from the old grease (if there is any) and do not put grease into - always use oil.
 
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Fantasie 19 said:
Anyone stripped and cleaned a roller reefing boom?? Mine's very stiff and I'm looking for hints and clues...

..there's a couple of screw heads on the plate facing the mast - start there??

..there's a pin hole on top of the collar - is that for for lubrication??
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What sort is it. Like this?


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I took it off the boom once. That revealed a couple of nuts inside securing the aluminium bit to the plated bit. There's an oil hole on the top
 
My Centaur has a faitly straight forward roller reefing straight through the mast direct crank.
Never paid it much attention as it has worked well without lubrication or inspection since purchase 2006.
Must give it the once over when the artic winter abates.:rolleyes:

Just back from the harbour, mine is a bar through the mast supported by tufnell bushes, no need for lub.
Connects to the boom by a universal joint held by what looks like pressed pins.
 
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Cheers guys - going to try the 3 in 1 route - it does turn, just stiff...

VicS - yes, like the one in your picture...
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Barton .... I think. .....The mast is SS Spars so I guess the boom is too. IIRC you can undo the slotted thing where the handle fits and then remove the worm that drives it round to clean it up and lubricate it.

I don't use mine now as I have slab reefing but I give it a drop of oil now and then to keep it working properly
 
Gents - just to close this one out, I got down to the boat yesterday to strip the fitting....

Slightly different after all all VicS - instead of slot, the plug was held in by 3 small SS screws... once removed, turning the handle caused the worm to pop the plug out, and allowed access....

In susprisingly good condition, and I identified that the roller was slow purely becuse it hadn't been used much rather than because it was jammed, or faulty; the worm in particular was in good condition (made of brass??)

Cleaned it up with some turps, gave it a liberal spray of some teflon spray I use on the bike chain, re-assembled with a little more spray at the turning point, and all now good...it'll free up further over time....
 
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