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Jere Lull wrote:
In article .com, wrote: On my CDI furler, the RF jib is initially raised up the furler by means of a halyard built into the furler. The sail must have a #6 foil rather than hanks. Would it really be any trouble to change sails? With the current set-up, this would involve a trip to the bow but so would changing a sail with a conventional system. A prefeeder is a good idea. It's easy to jam the sail --and enlarge the slot-- if you're in a hurry. Changing sails on a CDI isn't as easy as some, so I would do it primarily at anchor. When we're out and things blow up, I partially furl and live with the decreased performance rather than risk my hide. The beauty of a hanked jib with downhaul is that if you decide to change jibs, one pull on the downhaul and the sail in on deck, easing motion considerably. A little siezing and it will stay there, still hanked on, while the main is reefed, or a smaller jib is hanked above it onto the forestay. This is half a dozen or so hanks sticking out the front of a jib bag, not some monster flailing and flogging while you try to get it up. Snap on the tack pennant, change halyard connections and sheets, if you don't keep sheets attached to each spare sail, even pre leading them with the whole mess ready to pop out of the forehatch when you pull on the halyard from the cockpit. It's a small thing to do, really, nothing like pulling a soaking sail down the forehatch, then prefeeding it's replacement, hoping it will prefeed all in one go and where is the halyard located? Manage that while singlhanding. When winds ease, taking off a small jib and then hauling up the big lazy jib already hanked on is easy. I had a furler, and it's problems, that's why I prefer the idea mentioned above. It's do-able, cheap, and dependable. Did I mention sailing performance when the weather gets snotty? Is it safer to worry about changing or bagging along as it gets rougher and rougher, and when you need the performance, and have a huge wild bag to stow loose on deck and all over the place? Terry K |
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