NOT Urgent - Potential Furlex problem, Worked it out

[dolabriform]

Hi All

I arrived in Ostend last night, and on inspection of the boat this morning I discovered this sticking out of the furler. It's a Furlex 200s

I can't see this part in the assembly manual, and so I'm wondering what it is. Does anyone have any ideas? Obviously I'm concerned about putting to see tonight until I know what it is.

There appears to be a socket for it to go into ( see 2nd photo )

Hoping someone knows the answer!

David

 

[Lightwave395]

Looks like the thing you pass the headsail boltrope through before you hoist the sail. Usually on the foil

 

[dolabriform]

Managed to work it out... it's a pre feeder ... phew

 

[dolabriform]

Looks like the thing you pass the headsail boltrope through before you hoist the sail. Usually on the foil

Thanks for replying so quickly.

I did an image search on Google and found the same question from someone else. I've never used it, didn't even know it was there hence my concern.

Everyday is a schoolday.

 

[dolabriform]

Found it in the manual... however:

10 .Note! After hoisting the sail, remove the prefeeder completely.

 

[Lightwave395]

Thanks for replying so quickly.

I did an image search on Google and found the same question from someone else. I've never used it, didn't even know it was there hence my concern.

Everyday is a schoolday.

Never seen one wrapped around the furler drum before, they're usually on the section of foil just above it !

 

[dolabriform]

Never seen one wrapped around the furler drum before, they're usually on the section of foil just above it !

I've had a closer look, and it wraps inside the lip where it was sticking out from, and goes into the opening in the second picture where there is a socket for it to clip into.

The manual I have says attach with a rope, but this is firmly attached inside the furler

 

[Minerva]

Never seen one wrapped around the furler drum before, they're usually on the section of foil just above it !

The furlex one is specifically designed to add inconceivable amounts of friction to hoisting the Genoa. The balls/jaws the sail run through are of such small diameter - it really is a poor design.

We bypass it on ours these days.

We had a Gucci sail feeder on an old boat with a tuffluff system that obviously spoiled us!

 

[Boathook]

My prefeeder pushes back into the furling drum, wire first. If you let the sail unfurl to quickly it sometimes launches itself.

 

[Lightwave395]

The furlex one is specifically designed to add inconceivable amounts of friction to hoisting the Genoa. The balls/jaws the sail run through are of such small diameter - it really is a poor design.

We bypass it on ours these days.

We had a Gucci sail feeder on an old boat with a tuffluff system that obviously spoiled us!

Don't have one on my 300S, I guess It's not really needed at all as headsail changes are few and far between,