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 2008-08-20 17:49:01 -0400, (Richard
Casady) said:

Some reason a furler couldn't have a shear pin like an outboard motor?

A real good one: If you DO have high enough winds that you need to
winch in, the possible cost of overstressing the luff is well below
that of losing the boat.

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