"Edgar" wrote in message
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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You don't have to use a hank on actually. They do make storm sails that
fit around a furled jib. But, underneath the aluminum roller is the
headstay. It's not that hard to remove if you have enough time.

I don't know what you mean. My roller is a solid tube with the wire inside
it and it is upwards of 45 feet long so removing it is not an option. If
you can somehow remove your roller where are you going to stow it?

You're right. I was thinking about something else.


And, you don't need a
jib to sail. You can sail under greatly reduced main (e.g., 3rd reef or
storm main).

yes, of course. That is why a roller beats hanked on sails. You do not
have to go forward and mess with flogging sailcloth in bad conditions.
This is where 'Wilbur' has not thought it through. By the time you have
removed the sheets to another sail and then unhanked it the sail is
completely free to wash overboard if conditions are bad. He thinks he can
bag it up on the deck!

Well, what can you say... Neal doesn't sail much or at all.

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I've never had to put the furling line on a winch... even on a 60 ft
boat... Chances are good that you may roll it too tightly, and thus it
won't go all the way.

One does not normally have to use the winch but in any case the winch has
nothing to do with how tight it rolls. This depends on the tension you
keep on the sheets while rolling. You need some tension to get a neat roll
but you certainly do not need to hold the sheets so tight that you need a
winch to fight the strain. But a self-tailing winch makes the job much
easier if you are one person doing both jobs.

Well, that true, but if you have to use a winch, the sail is under a lot of
tension, which means it may roll up so tight as to go all the way in. I
barely have any tension on the sheet. If there's lots of tension on the
sail, I try to blanket the jib as much as possible with the main.

If you think that going onto the foredeck in a storm and unhanking one
sail, getting it down the forehatch, and replacing it with another which
you fetch up through the open hatch is a good option I can confidently
assert that you have never been out in a storm with only one other
crewmember.

Never said I did nor would I do such a thing. That's called bad planning.

Don't know anything about conditions on the US West coast but around Uk
you cannot bank on planning not to be caught out sometimes as the weather
can change in a matter of an hour or two and the forecasts cover a general
area within which local conditions can vary quite a bit.

Here, if you want a change in weather, wait 5 minutes.


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