Simply pull the line on the furling drum and the foil turns. The Foil sections can be aluminum, carbon or plastic. An emergency handle with ½” socket is available as an option. Most traditional furlers use solid extrusions for the luff of the sail. An emergency line-driver system is included as standard and can be used for both on-deck and through-deck installations. In the event of power failure, the sail is simple to furl manually. This safety feature is automatically re-set a few seconds after the control switch is released. The unit uses a continuos line in order to maintain a reefed position, the line must. If you attempt to furl the sail without first releasing the sheet, the torque is immediately limited to a safe level. FAQ: Hood Furler In strong winds, when I'm trying to sail with a reefed genoa, my Hood LD roller furling slips and unfurls - at the worst possible moment The Hood LD roller furling provided with earlier C34s is susceptible to slippage. The furling line should be of a lowstretch material to prevent the reefed. In order to prevent accidental overloading, the system comes with a built-in current limiter adapted to the type of Furlex, 204E, 304E and 404E. Every time you change the size of your headsail, the sheet must be reled to. When sailing with a partly reefed genoa, the worm drive provides a mech-anical lock.
Replacing furling line on hood seafurl 5 system full#
The motor uses only 10-25 amps at normal load and it takes 25-30 seconds to furl a genoa. Hood mainsail w/ 2 reef points converted to full batten, w/Harken battcars Hood 135 genoa, on Hood Seafurl roller furling Inner staysail Price-5 4, 5 00 USD. These high torque levels mean that you can always rely on being able to furl your foresail – even when the wind and sea are doing their worst. Power is transmitted to a self-locking worm gear to rotate the luff extrusion at a max torque of 60Nm (204E), 90Nm (304E) and 135Nm (404E). i have the hood seafurl 5 system where the end of the furling line. A DC/DC converter (PSU, Power Supply Unit) converts the boat’s 12V or 24V to 42V which allows for thin cables to the motor unit, easy installation and a compact unit design. I noticed some damage to my headstay so i plan to replace it. Furlex Electric is designed around a highly efficient 42V electric motor.