I have a roller furler for the 135 genoa on my E26-2. The halyard is tied off through a slot in the furler drum. I used a truckers hitch on the halyard to tie it off after passing through the slot in the drum. This was how the previous owner had it setup.
I just can't get this tight enough and the jib luff doesn't look as taut as it should. Am I better off cleating off the jib halyard on the mast (I have spare cleats for this) or use a longer line and lead it back to a winch ? (I don't think the jib halyard needs to be winched to get it taut)
I have a call in to the previous owner to find out if there's a reason for tying off the halyard to the furler drum.
(Pardon any terminology errors, I'm a newbie)
I just can't get this tight enough and the jib luff doesn't look as taut as it should. Am I better off cleating off the jib halyard on the mast (I have spare cleats for this) or use a longer line and lead it back to a winch ? (I don't think the jib halyard needs to be winched to get it taut)
I have a call in to the previous owner to find out if there's a reason for tying off the halyard to the furler drum.
(Pardon any terminology errors, I'm a newbie)