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So, why dont headsail furler manufacturers market their furlers as able
to easily have head sails changed? Why do they make furlers where
easy sail changes are not possible? If it simply isnt possible to make
a single sail that can efficiently handle being furled a lot, why not
live with that and assume users will have two headsails. Somewhere in
this is a missing opportunity but I cannot see it yet.

There ARE furlers suited to easy sail changes. Racers use them. They are
expensive.

No, the CDI (and I believe all plastic furlers) isn't suited for quick
changes. BUT it does everything else well; and sail changes can be done,
just not as easily and quickly as units costing twice as much (or more).

Difficult (or less easy) isn't the same as impossible.

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