"Scotty" w@u wrote in message
. ..
Ed, it is good advice to tie an extra line around a RF sail
when leaving the boat for a while. Many, many, many (
Many,many,many) sails that have been shredded could have
been saved.

Scotty


"Edgar" wrote in message
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Why do that?
Now you have to go forward to release it before you can
use your jib.
All you have to do with a roller jib is to put enough
turns on the drum so
that you can roll a turn or two of the sheets on top of
the sail. Make sure
the sheets are properly cleated and all is secure and the
sail can be
unrolled instantly when you want it.


Seen it... never happened to me, mainly because until recently, my jib was
not on a furler. :-)

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