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"Maxprop" wrote in message
ink.net... A few minor precautions that take about 1 minute to employ solve the problem nicely. I never worry about my headsail. All this nonsense about putting sail ties and wrapping extra lines around it is all well and good but how many people actually take the time to do it. Everyone I know with roller furling. Nearly everyone I know or have seen as well. I also rinse off the furler with fresh water. Does the guy in the slip right next to your precious boat do it? Most hanked-on sails, especially the larger genoas, never make it out of the bag. Instead the idiots generally sail around on the main, too lazy to go below, lug the heavy bag and sail up onto the deck and bend on the sail. And those sails stuffed in bags look like **** after a very short time. They get stained with spider crap, mildew, and lose their sizing much more quickly than those on rollers. Interesting. When I teach on the boat that has the hank-on jib, three jibs are available. Given the regularly strong winds out here, we hardly ever break out anything but the smallest of them. We take great care in making sure it's stowed properly at the end of the day. Take a bit of time making sure it's folded properly. If it got soaked with salt water, then we have to lay it out until it dries, which eats up a lot more time. Perhaps not, but they do often get left on the deck where they can be stolen, blown into the water, or just accumulate rain and spiders. I'd never buy another boat without roller furling. I might buy one, but I'd sure as sh*t put one on sooner vs. later. I see the diametric opposite. Those boats with hanked-on sails are generally abused and neglected. Those with furlers are the ones cared for in a seamanlike manner. As for the sun cover, I've replaced my current one when it showed abrasive wear due to degradation by UV. The sail is perfect, and about 8 years old. So have I. Most people don't sail much, so we see their bagged jib sitting there collecting all sorts of dirt. Typically, their boat isn't in much better shape. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |