Buy a new furling system
While the original is very creative it is a pain to dissemble and
reassemble and hard to repair

On Mon, Jul 1, 2019 at 5:43 PM, Robert Allen <rca02536 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a GB roller furling jib system that has issues.
>
> Issue 1:  The furling tube is attached to the forestay by plastic sections
> connected by #8 x7/8” stainless steel screws.  (#8 is an est).  The screws
> are backing out, allowing the jib to slip out of the track.  I am going to
> replace the screws. For anyone with experience with this, would it be best
> to replace existing screws with like new screws, replace the screws with
> the same size, but 1” long, or replace screws with the next larger size and
> he same 7/8” length.
>
> Issue 2:  When setting the jib, the fork which guides the furling line out
> of the line guard  (lower cylinder around which the line wraps) tries to
> wrap around the line guard thereby making setting or furling the  jib
> virtually impossible unless you head up to the bow and manually unwrap the
> line and fork.  Any ideas?
>
> Bob Allen
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> S/V air force
> Falmouth, MA
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