Posted By: MauganN20
Furling Hardware... load questions... - 06/18/02 08:27 PM
I crossed paths with a furling drum and swivel in a box of spare parts from our club. Since harken parts # 434 and 435 are identical dimensionally but differ in load tolerances, I emailed them and asked them if there was a way to find out. They said take it apart, and look at the color of the bearings, if they are green, then its the highload, if they are white or black, then the drum is the standard 500lbs load.
Now I openned it up, and the bearings were not green, they were not white, and they were not black, but rather a rather unfavorable shade of puke-brown. It looks like it may have been green at some point in time, but considering that these bearings aren't exposed to UV light, then I'm less inclined to believe that they got faded.
I was wondering if it was a good idea to put this on my H17 that has no furling hardware for the jib. If the max load of the drum is 500lbs, does that mean that the forestay is gonna break free, or does it simply mean that the drum will not turn, therefore eliminating the furling action?
Thanks for your help!
Now I openned it up, and the bearings were not green, they were not white, and they were not black, but rather a rather unfavorable shade of puke-brown. It looks like it may have been green at some point in time, but considering that these bearings aren't exposed to UV light, then I'm less inclined to believe that they got faded.
I was wondering if it was a good idea to put this on my H17 that has no furling hardware for the jib. If the max load of the drum is 500lbs, does that mean that the forestay is gonna break free, or does it simply mean that the drum will not turn, therefore eliminating the furling action?
Thanks for your help!