On 2008-08-10 13:38:55 -0400, "Roger Long" said:

Sounds like your cockpit is arranged quite a bit differently than mine. I'm
always using my jib winch when furling because I run a single turn of the
sheet around it to get a nice tight furl.

The 135 sheets to the primaries on the coming, and even if I were using
the 110 on the cabin-top secondaries, I can get the tight furl from the
port-side sheet. Remember, we're talking about furling in heavier
winds, a time when we'll obtain a tight furl anyway. In light airs, I
don't need to snub the furling line.

If that's not clear (somewhat expected), let's just say that it works for us.

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Jere Lull
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