Colnebrook roller furler

[Sailing newbie selsey]

I have a very old late 70’s Colnebrook roller furler on my new to me boat, near the end of this season I had a few issues when unfurling my gib and it getting stuck near the end with the furling line feeder arm spinning around the furling drum creating a tangle. Does anyone have any old maintenance guidance documents so I can work out how to fix this issue and service it now my boat is out of the water. Many thanks

 

[Poignard]

If ypu look at post #20 on this old thread there are some photos that might help. Not easy to see but if you blow them up you might.
Colebrook Roller Furler

 

[Sailing newbie selsey]

If ypu look at post #20 on this old thread there are some photos that might help. Not easy to see but if you blow them up you might.
Colebrook Roller Furler

These look like what I am looking for, just a shame you lose all the writing detail when you enlarge the image! Hopefully some has a similar document out there they could share

 

[syvictoria]

Hi. We also have an old Colnebrook. Hopefully the attached will help.

 

[Sailing newbie selsey]

Hi. We also have an old Colnebrook. Hopefully the attached will help.

thank you much appreciated

 

[donm]

thank you much appreciated

I damaged a foil on mine two years ago and the insurers wrote it off and replaced it. I serviced the Colnbrook every winter and would not have changed it otherwise as although basic by modern standards it was well made, strong and worked.
I still have a few foils if you are in need of one

 

[rosie]

From what I can remember I think the line feeder arm is retained by a machine screw which acts as a grub screw

 

[SteveIOW]

As said above, the arm with the eye for the furling line is secured with a grub screw but it can slip. As a back up I have a permanent, short 4mm pendant between the eye and the adjacent pulpit stanchion to prevent rotation of the arm. This set up has worked fine for me for past 30 years.
I like the old Colnebrook reefing system - one less halyard coming down the mast.

 

[ianat182]

As I recall the only maintenance required was to check the upper bearing and to lubricate the lower through the small hole at the end of the f A drop of PTFE sprayed into the slot of the foil also helps when fitting and removing the sail - also used on the main mast slot- just a little does the job and no mess or stains o sails.

ianat182

 

[Porthandbuoy]

I too have Colnebrook Seareef on my new boat, so thanks for the info.
One question though. Has anyone replaced the wire furling line with a modern hi-tech rope?