Thread: headsail furlers -the good, the bad and the ugly...sound off!
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Default headsail furlers -the good, the bad and the ugly...sound off!
On 2008-08-10 16:57:43 -0400, said:

I find I have to use heavily padded gloves for that small diameter
furling line when the wind is up, but never had to resort to using a
winch.

A trick: I added a short tail of 3/8" braid to the end of ours and put
a loop in the end. Easy to grip. A beneficial unexpected consequence is
that the line can't slip through the block if the sail snaps out
quickly.

We only use gloves on our boat for chill protection.

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