For a cruising boat 35-40 feet, how much performance is lost with an in-mast
mainsail furling system. What are the specific losses.

Thanks for any info.

RB

Then
there is the loss of money. Finally there is the
loss in dignity.

Same as marriage, right???

RB

Depends upon whom one marries. Loco and Stevie,
for example, have wives who are a financial liability
as well as a blow their dignity while your beautiful
woman not only looks sexy and fine but makes
good money.

Then there is that fool Mike Fulmoron who married
Petunia Pig. Bwaahahhahahhahahahhaha! Bring home
the bacon has a whole new meaning.


"Bobsprit" wrote in message ...
Then
there is the loss of money. Finally there is the
loss in dignity.

Same as marriage, right???

RB

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 09:33:45 -0400, "Simple Simon"
wrote this crap:

Depends upon whom one marries. Loco and Stevie,
for example, have wives who are a financial liability
as well as a blow their dignity while your beautiful
woman not only looks sexy and fine but makes
good money.

I am immensely lucky that both of my fiances, and my girlfriend make
lots of money.




Ave Imperator Bush!
Bush Was Right! Four More Years!

So, you're a pimp. Ok. I get it.

"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 09:33:45 -0400, "Simple Simon"
wrote this crap:

Depends upon whom one marries. Loco and Stevie,
for example, have wives who are a financial liability
as well as a blow their dignity while your beautiful
woman not only looks sexy and fine but makes
good money.

I am immensely lucky that both of my fiances, and my girlfriend make
lots of money.




Ave Imperator Bush!
Bush Was Right! Four More Years!

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:56:07 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz"
wrote this crap:

So, you're a pimp. Ok. I get it.

You jealous?

But I'm not. I don't take any of their money.


"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 09:33:45 -0400, "Simple Simon"
wrote this crap:

Depends upon whom one marries. Loco and Stevie,
for example, have wives who are a financial liability
as well as a blow their dignity while your beautiful
woman not only looks sexy and fine but makes
good money.

I am immensely lucky that both of my fiances, and my girlfriend make
lots of money.




Ave Imperator Bush!
Bush Was Right! Four More Years!




Ave Imperator Bush!
Bush Was Right! Four More Years!

There's extra weight aloft and greater windage, due to the
furling mechanism. They're still relatively unreliable, esp.
as compaired to jib furlers, you could have lots of trouble
furling when not directly into the wind. They have the potential
of binding if the sail isn't perfectly straight as it goes in. It's your
primary means of propulsion (well, for most people). Why mess
with it? Also, on a 35-40 foot boat? Do it manually. It's not that
hard.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
For a cruising boat 35-40 feet, how much performance is lost with an
in-mast
mainsail furling system. What are the specific losses.

Thanks for any info.

RB

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 09:35:18 -0700, a team of surgeons from
alt.sailing.asa removed the following benign growth from Jonathan
Ganz:

snip-some-tedious-bad-advice

Do it manually. It's not that hard.

You should know.


--
PJR :-)
mhm34x8

RB,

In Mast furling. Lost; sail shape. No battens. Increased size of mast
and expense tricky systems system of Sail handling.
Gained; A lot of good, easy sailing. Easy storage of the sail. Great,
easy reefing

RB, I don't feel that they are that much improvement over a fully
battened main in Lazy Jacks.

My opinion, for what ever it is worth.

Ole Thom

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
My opinion, for what ever it is worth.


A plug nickle?