Author Topic: 16 Footer fails to furl  (Read 21541 times)

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niall2

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Re: 16 Footer fails to furl
« Reply #99 on: February 05, 2011, 02:51:58 PM »
that mill used to do some pretty strange things Sparweb.......

if it partially furled up it would often walk 70 degrees around the mast on its way down and self feather into the wind
the pre loading with the springs i think influenced this a lot as the mill would have had a much smaller apparent weight

if it furled all the way up to the top stop it would do a pirouette around the mast and put a twist in the cable ..the first time i witnessed it i was directly underneath trying
to shut it down....it was very surreal to watch i remember .... ::)

this talent for cable twisting meant the grinder came out and the tail went back on ...

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Re: 16 Footer fails to furl
« Reply #100 on: March 02, 2011, 08:15:26 AM »
I'm new here. You guys are light years ahead of me but...
What if the wind hit the blades with a sudden force strong enough to lock them in it till the wind subsided some?
It hit hard and strong locking the blades where they were till it subsided enough for the blades to over come and began to tilt.

Just my 2 cents worth.