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AutoPilot Vs. Furling
Terry Spragg wrote:
d parker wrote: "Terry Spragg" wrote in message .. . d parker wrote: The Auto pilot requires more than the price for the unit itself. Power generation and power storage have to be increased. So if the boat isnt already set up with good power, you will need to get the check book out again. Besides, if youre sailing short handed its useful. But most of the time there is someone on board to take the helm. ...and, you need a sharp watchman anyway. Terry K SNip yep you're right. I reckon he should get the furler DP I maintain that a pull down line on the jib head, led aft to the cockpit via a small block at the forepeak, is a better answer overall. Pull jib down, sieze up downhaul, set main reef, rehoist jib is a very safe manouver. It should also be easy for any fit sailor. No boat should be sailing without consideration for crew fitness. A well designed rig near the extreme of conditions will enable you to sail well under a main trysail alone. If not, you should be trailing warps or a drogue under bare poles, and warming up a can of beans under your armpit, battened down, on deck or below. A bare forestay is better in a blow than a baggy wrinkled genny forcing your head downwind. Terry K I agree. |
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