"Doug Dotson" wrote in message
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I know that this is a no win debate, but anyone have any
useful opinions?

Doug
s/v Callista

Hope this is useful:

Harken pros:

- has separate top furler unit (licensed from Hood I think) that allows the
foil to start turning before the top and bottom furlers, which allows for
better sail shape

Harken cons:

- smaller models have a drum that is a bit too small to accommodate decent
sized furling line.

Profurl pros:

- a bit more bulletproof construction IMO
- easy to get replacement bearings if the seals go

Profurl cons:

- the seals can sometimes fail on the bearings
- additional extrusions are more costly than Harken if the unit you want
doesn't provide enough length

Basically I think they are both pretty well developed pieces of gear. Happy
to have either on my boat (though last boat and this boat have Harken)


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