Hood roller furling (LD)

Bill Jarrell · Post by **Bill Jarrell** » Jul 12th, '07, 18:29

Hello Everyone,

Recently, I've stepped up, rather I stepped laterally from a '76 CD25 to a '81 CD25. The '81 CD has Hood double line Roller Furling, I believe it is the 705 Line Drive System (LD). The '76 CD had single line furling so I'm at a loss as to some aspects of the two line system. I have the Genny up and furled, but I'm not sure I did it correctly, or that I haven't secured the drum properly. I don't want to discover my mistakes when I really need the system to work. There were no instructions, manual, that accompanied the furling system on how to rig the sail after the furling system was installed. Is there any info available regarding the proper way of securing the sail to the furling drum, securing the drum to the stem/bow bronze casting , preventive maintenance, etc.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Bill

Bob Luby · Post by **Bob Luby** » Jul 12th, '07, 21:46

I have an LD system on Grendel. It's fine.

Support for Hood Seafurl units can be found on the Pompanette .com web site.

One tip - If you're having trouble with the halyard swivel hanging up on the foil. Tighten the backstay. This tensions the forestay and that straightens out the foil.

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Nigel Noble · Post by **Nigel Noble** » Jul 13th, '07, 06:57

I have a continuous line Hood roller furler on my boat that I have had no problems with. When you say two line do you mean a continuous line? If it is, I can make some suggestions that may be helpful. I am not at home but have an interesting article which I would be happy to send you.

As to basic maintenance, I soak mine overnight in water at the end of the season and wash it down during.

I have never found any info on the Pompanette site. Where should I be looking?