Helyar roller reefing
Posted by Paul H (admin) on
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I purchased Rob Helyar's Mk 1 roller reefing for the genoa I use on MilliBee a few months ago. It's made of a tough plastic pipe about 20mm diameter, with a single cut running the whole length.
I have slid the pipe over the genoa in the recent hot weather. The heat makes the pipe more flexible and easier to handle. Attaching the Barton drum required a wide slot, giving a push fit for the pipe.
Both the pipe and stainless bolt wire attach flush to the locating pin in the drum. I had to trim the pipe at the head, a lot of fiddling around and I achieved the same neat fitting, the pipe again was a force fit. So with the bolt wire and pipe secured each end, the reefing works well. After a turn or two the whole length reefs without any 'spiralling'. In other words the tack and head rotate at the same speed.
Tolerances are tight and I expect the pipe will stretch as required, to match the stainless wire bolt rope. If not elongation of the hole in the pipe should fix it.
There is just enough room between top of mast and foredeck to tighten the foresail. But the forestay is too close - so this might be the time to fit the bowsprit I made years ago. Then I can move the forestay forward, away from the genoa.
Can anyone suggestions alternatives?
Paul
PS: I don't want to mess around with a longer mast at the moment, these wooden spars are just the right weight for my dodgy back.
URL: http://uk-hbbr-forum.61.s1.nabble.com/Helyar-roller-reefing-tp4030760.html
I purchased Rob Helyar's Mk 1 roller reefing for the genoa I use on MilliBee a few months ago. It's made of a tough plastic pipe about 20mm diameter, with a single cut running the whole length.
I have slid the pipe over the genoa in the recent hot weather. The heat makes the pipe more flexible and easier to handle. Attaching the Barton drum required a wide slot, giving a push fit for the pipe.
Both the pipe and stainless bolt wire attach flush to the locating pin in the drum. I had to trim the pipe at the head, a lot of fiddling around and I achieved the same neat fitting, the pipe again was a force fit. So with the bolt wire and pipe secured each end, the reefing works well. After a turn or two the whole length reefs without any 'spiralling'. In other words the tack and head rotate at the same speed.
Tolerances are tight and I expect the pipe will stretch as required, to match the stainless wire bolt rope. If not elongation of the hole in the pipe should fix it.
There is just enough room between top of mast and foredeck to tighten the foresail. But the forestay is too close - so this might be the time to fit the bowsprit I made years ago. Then I can move the forestay forward, away from the genoa.
Can anyone suggestions alternatives?
Paul
PS: I don't want to mess around with a longer mast at the moment, these wooden spars are just the right weight for my dodgy back.
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