bending the yankee onto the seafurl 5 roller furler

 I remember taking the yankee off the furler a long time ago; it was pretty mysterious to me back then. I'm really down on furlers in general, and would feel much better with a hanked on sail. But my rigger convinced me otherwise, and honestly spending time on the bowsprit dousing a sail is pretty rough.

But it was pretty interesting, because I had a conceptual idea of where things went (head up, tack down, clew out).  I know the furler, well, furled. But I didn't know how the luff (leading edge) of the sail connects to the furler.

I managed to get it 80% up, then it jammed. I went for the winch handle, and as I fit it into the winch I started remembering that somethings are not supposed to be winched.

I called up the rigger, and he told me the track (that the luff tape sits in) might be dirty, so I should clean it out, use a lube, or both.

I opted for the lube, and had great results. So the yankee is on the furler now, and the halyards are run. One step closer to sailing!