[quote=Edchris177][quote] The Hobie furler is a much more robust stainless steel design than the aluminum Harken 434/435. I removed a Harken 434/435... the the Harken seemed a little weak when I took it apart and when I looked at the published load ratings it seemed to be at or near maximum load on my boat. [/quote]
Yes the Hi Load is only 950 lb working load, I think they only list it for Catamarans to 18'...I'm wondering what do the Tornado or other 20' Cat use?
Do you happen to know the safe working load on the Hobie furlers?
[quote]Adam, here is what I did. .... It took about 25 minutes and cost less than ten cents in materials.[/quote]
That is definitely better than what I did the first time. However, if you don't have a car loader it is pretty hard to beat some toothpaste or shaving cream.
Apply whatever it takes to hold the bearings in the appropriate place, then slide car on track, literally, you are done in under a minute. You don't even need to wash the stuff out. It will disappear the first time you go sailing.[/quote]
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