Hi everyone, Just got new bearings from BWY. I removed the old races and bearings from hub no problem. I then tried to install the new races but they are SUPER tight! I even had a buddy of mine helping me who has tons of bearing experience and he says "something about those bearings just isn't ...

Ok, so we got the mast and furler in the backyard ready for some repairs. Looks like no damage was done to the mast itself but the mast step is bent. And now there is a quarter size hole in the deck where the mast smashed. Any ideas on what product to patch that up? How about filling it with some fi...

I agree with Tom, it looks like the T-bolt at the end of the furler was not being used, and the mast was only being held up by the little anti-rotation bracket. Here is what it should look like: https://byvetg.bn.files.1drv.com/y4mOd5lkZIVMbGFAuFmBuSZcQnSjQsyeYtptMExyfqkwoDU_hWs5wQFeg2Rymb7WxubmhNo...

That’s why it failed - the t-bolt was and still is bearing on the bottom sheet metal of the drum housing, and the toggle was hooked to the strap. That thin strap is not supposed to take any load at all, other than preventing the drum housing from twisting. You have to pull the pin and slide the dru...

When we were limping back in to the slip I was thinking the u shaped piece (is that the toggle?) or the pin broke but after docking I noticed those pieces were still in place. The bottom of the furler drum ripped out of those.

Dougie,
That sounds brilliant! Since the mast is umm already down I will add a line to the top. I'm not looking for anything structural just to avoid the mast from falling cause that sucked big time.

Thanks!!

Has anyone done this on a :macm: ? Reason I ask is last night the mast fell down while under power. We were on Lake Michigan with 12 knot winds and decent sized waves. We dropped all the sails and secured them. Raised all the fins and powered full throttle. Well, the mast fell... After we docked I f...

Thanks for the responses. I forgot to mention I did notice the forward shrouds are super tight (as in they twang) and the aft shrouds are a little loose, on both sides. When I step back to look at the position of the mast it looks good to me, but when I release the tension of the MRS the mast has a ...

Greetings, first post here! Just got the mast raised with no problems on our new to us 26m. I attached the furler (I believe it's a cdi ff2) and it is not right at all, has some serious sagging to it. I tried adjusting the turnbuckles but doesn't seem to make a difference one way or the other. Do th...