On the website posted by taipan029, the halyard is attached by way of strong, low-stretch line forming a bale and allowing the mast to rotate with no influence from the halyard tension. No hound is used. The twisting I was referring to is regarding the lines used in that system. Use of a hound securely holds the halyard and allows the furler to work properly. The bad part as I understand it is that it tries to rotate the mast and some type of forced rotation device is needed. I'm sure I'm not explaining myself very well and may well be overcomplicating things. Thanks very much for your help and patience.