Harken II Furling Difficulty

[dodger]

Thanks Brion,

Your first suggestion (changing the feed angle from 90 degress) has not been tried- I'll do it this weekend. Your other 4, I have tried exactly as you indicated without effect.

I didn't realize my first message to you on this was rejected- I made a mistake not knowing your new server rules. So I actually ended up talking to a technical Harken guy before your message was finally delivered. Very receptive and thoughtful guy. After listening, he suspects it is a combination of things. I probably agree, not knowing what decade of unkown wear there has been from other owners. He suggested I don't cut the top frame off due to possibility of a furl line jam in the crevice, but try thinning it- stating, like you, the newer window is higher and hence less rubbing contact friction. Before getting out the Dremmel tool, I decided this weekend to remove the SS cover and rotate the alum. aperature/window totally out of the way so the furling line can not possibly touch it. I didn't have enough wind to test it. Will let you know- that will prove if the rubbing is the only problem source or not.

Many thanks,

Bob