Hi Scott,

My OEM roller furler had plastic bushings for bearings (Torlon I think).  So, no ball bearings.  My current Harken Unit 0 roller furler has 3 sets of ball bearings in the lower unit.  But, all of them have more than 7 balls.  So, I have no idea what you’ve got.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
1978. Sanford, MI

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> On Jun 8, 2024, at 9:09 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
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> Scott,
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> Your description isn't ringing any bells with me.  Perhaps a picture would help.  It might at least identify the brand of furler.
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> --Peter
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>> On 2024-06-08, at 15:45:57 EDT, sea20 at verizon.net wrote:
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>> Greetings all, I hope everyone is well and enjoying the water. I broke my head
>> stay in a recent storm. Thanks to Roger for the excellent video on the subject.
>> As I was cleaning the furler I found the cup with the seven bead like bearings.
>> It was unsecured and I wondered if there was any sailors the could refer me to
>> information regarding its assembly. I am unsure of the manufacturer.
>> Many thanks,   Scott Andrews
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