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I believe you can install a Harken Bullet block sheave in the mast base slot for the halyard (same type of sheave used for the downhaul). That should help reduce friction. Otherwise, I would go to the hardware store and just buy a big can of silicone spray lube and shoot the luff track whenever it feels tight. A can of spray lube should be relatively inexpensive. Of course also check the luff track for any pinches or areas that may cause friction and check the bolt rope area for frays that may be getting hung up.

For the roller furling jib halyard, it should be setup the same as the Hobie 18 system where a plastic cleat is attached to the tack of the sail itself. See the attached link for what is installed on the Hobie 18 jib. I think you could just use a soldering iron or heat up a nail red hot and plunge it through the sail to make the holes and then attach using screws and nuts.

https://www.murrays.com/product/27-0212/

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Are you feeding the sail into the track opening and pushing up the track then pulling the slack with the halyard? Just pulling he halyard is not going to work.

FAQ: https://www.hobie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=371

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Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
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Also remove the stainless steel “sail feeder” that’s installed in the opening of the luff track. It does more harm than good.

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Wait... the main halyard goes through the pulley at the base of the mast?

Yep. Middle pulley that up the inside of the luff track and pops out at the mast head where the ring is connected.

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)

So the halyard runs in the luff track in front of the sail’s bolt rope or lift rope or whatever?

Correct. On the 17, 18, 20, 21 and any other boat with the halyard ring and hook system, the halyard runs inside the luff track of the mast, exiting at the pulleys at the upper and lower ends.

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Well then. That probably would make things easier for us... haha thanks guys! Only took me a few years to learn that.

Replace the plastic sheeve at the top of the mast with a brass piece, or modify the existing one with a brass bearing race. You'll find the sail hoisting much easier.