Thanks to all who replied to my thread. I have received a
email from Hood telling me that that they no longer
service the Stowaway systems. They have refered me to Eric
Pearson in
Rhode Island. 401-423-1568 he has taken over for Hood on their "legacy" systems.
Meanwhile I have inlisted help from Dave on Baraka (a Slocum 42 out of Seattle). Dave is a retired
electrical engineer. We have traced the problem to the circuit board that controls the motor overload
alarm. I have bypassed the circuit board and have run a wire straight from the
cockpit toggle to the non functioning solinoids that countrol the
furler in the out mode.
The furler now works in both directions, but I will have to be extra carefull in the out mode. I will no longer have an
alarm buzzer to warm me of a motor overload when I am letting the main out. I will try to get a new circuit board from Eric
Pearson when I am in
Puerto Vallarta for
hurricane season.
Jonesy Morris
S/V Niki Wiki
Gulfstar Sailmaster 50
anchored in Ziahautenejo, Mexico