How to install/remove Harken roller furling on a sailboat
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- Roller furlers allow convenient storage of the foresail, but sometimes require maintenance and may need to be removed or replaced for various reasons, perhaps even at sea. Most sailors don’t do this often enough to have committed the exact sequence of steps to memory. This video describes the procedure of reinstalling a Harken roller furling drum on a sailboat. Removal follows the same procedure in reverse.
This is an amateur demonstration, offered in good faith for free. The information demonstrated here is not guaranteed. Any misadventure you encounter if you decide to accept the risk of DIY repair is on you. Always read widely and never trust one source. 
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LOVE the bag idea. We all know how hungry Davey Jones is for those little tidbits to be dropped into his waiting jaw.
Bloody brilliant with the bag to keep from sending the screw to Davy Jones’ locker!
Very simple and extremely helpful introductory tutorial... thank you..⛵️
I love all your drop protection techniques! Learned some great tips, thanks!
Exactly the guidance I was looking for. Worked perfectly, following your instructions. Thank you.
Love the tips! Should prevent some cursing fits at the dock that would have otherwise likely occurred. 😀
Your videos are top notch, thanks
Thanks, man. Sorry about the wind noise, it was an amateur mistake.
I spent almost 20 years as a sailmaker/rigger/yacht broker, so I had plenty of experience repairing and installing roller furling systems. You picked a great day to do this, with very little wind. I almost always arranged to bring a boat to a dock and pull it bow first as far over the dock as possible. That made the entire operation much easier because some of it could be done from the dock rather than the confined area of the bow. I had wrist lanyards on all my tools so I didn’t lose them overboard. Your idea of capturing parts in a ziploc is pure genius! The only thing missing was a photo of the boat! What make/model is it?
Excellent point, thanks for making the thread worth reading! This one is a J109.
spelunkerd I gained most of my sailing technique racing J24’s. By the end of my career I’d logged 6500 ocean miles between the US Northeast, Bermuda and the Caribbean, sailing on boats up to 83’.
Very informative , Thanks !
Thanks Shawn for your support. The audience who will appreciate this will the the guys searching google to try and remember how this goes together. The first time I did it there was nothing available and I made irritating, time wasting mistakes.
another good video. thanks
Nice work
Always interesting
Similar to our Selden. Sail Safe mate. Ant & Cid
Is it necessary to drop the sail in order to replace the fueling line?
Not necessary, but choose a day that isn't very windy, and any wind is on the bow. You'll need to count the number of extra wraps you have when the sail is tightly furled, pull it completely out to swap the line, then reproduce that when you're done. I removed the jib sheets to do that part. A little easier if the sail is off but not necessary. I switched my standard furling line to a smaller diameter high modulus line with the cover removed for the section in the drum, and it was less prone to jamming after that. The high modulus line is much more strong so you can get by with a smaller diameter, especially with cover removed. I retained the cover for the end that is held firm by the cleat in the cockpit. Note that bigger sails require more wraps to completely furl, so the decision as to where to bury the cover will depend on the sail you're furling.
A little Overkill with the plastic bag just be careful. I'm sure he gets chewed out by his wife or significant other all the time he probably loses his stuff all the time
Ha ha, yeah. One day my local sailmaker was helping on a boat and 'plop' went that little screw after tumbling off his fingers. You can't buy those things at a hardware store but he found one at the rigging shop a week later. Until then, you're screwed. Better to be safe, in some way. I've seen people use an upside down umbrella to catch small parts below.