Which furling gear is this?

[PlankWalker]

The gear is on a Dutch built boat, so possibly hails from that neck of the woods.


The drum needs to be raised a foot or more above the deck, and it would be nice to know how it's put together and weather I need to dismantle the top the bottom or both.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[PlankWalker]

Bump

 

[JomsViking]

Maybe Reckmann http://www.reckmann.com/en/rollreffanlagen_detail_16_RS2000.html

High quality

 

[theoldsalt]

Thread drift.

I think that welding on the pulpit needs some attention !!

 

[balladsailor]

Is that 'Robertsons Golly', Clare Francis's OSTAR boat alongside?

 

[PlankWalker]

To JomsViking, many thanks, I contacted Reckmann and they put me on to
http://www.haase-segel.de/download/haase_reff_2000_public.pdf

To theoldsalt, the welding may not be pretty but its bullet-proof.

To balladsailor, your dead right, though she's looking a little neglected these days,
and they've removed the little logo to protect sensitivities.

 

[KompetentKrew]

@PlankWalker is this your boat, please? I have the same furler, and the stainless steel cover (over the drum upon which the furling line is wound) has popped out of position a couple of times, interfering with operations.

I am in the middle of composing an email to the manufacturer, but their website hasn't been updated in years and have just found your thread.

There appears to be a groove just above the top of the cover (above the black part) into which some kind of circlip might fit, but I see yours is the exact same, with no retainer in the groove.

The video is clearer, although you might need to press the full-scree button:

EDIT: for the sake of Google, the furler was made by Heino Haase Segel, a Haas Reff-2000

 

[lonederanger]

Hi CompetentKrew,
Its actually my boat, " son of plankwalker" van de stadt seal 36 from late 80s, i actually had exactly the same problem when i bought her, i made a little bracket if i remember correctly that came off the feed arm with a hole in that allowed that long stainless pin you can see in your video to go through, with a hole in said pin for a split ring. This not only kept the drum aperture in the correct orientation to the feed, it also stopped it jumping up and down in a short sea. I've done a lot of miles since then and never had a problem since. I will be down over the weekend and take a picture.

 

[KompetentKrew]

Thanks, @lonederanger. There's actually a hole for the pin to go through already, but no way of retaining it there. I thought about threading the pin, and then a nut on the end would secure it. I don't know whether this or a split pin would be better.

I'm fascinated to wonder what the manufacturer intended - I emailed them 24 hours ago but they haven't yet replied (from the dates of the updates on their website, I fear they may never do so). What is that groove for, if not some kind of retainer?