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I do not much about in mast main sail fuller.
The comments I have heard were that many sailors like the convenient of a
main fuller but do not want to sacrifice the power of a main sail.
I am close in buying a new sailboat and I have to make a choice between
standard main or in mast main sail fuller.
The alternative I have is to get a main sail flaking system with a Strong
Track installed coupled with a 4'-9" fin keel and 29'-3 LWL. Otherwise,
the boat equipped with the main fuller has a 6'-00" fin keel with 31' LWL.
On a 350 NM crossing having a regular main sail may make a difference?

I have heard favourable comments about the Strong Track system as well. The
Dutchman now makes a similar system which they feel is better. Both cost
around $1,500 to add to a main. A lot less than in-mast furling.
Personally I'd get the boat with the 6 foot draft and outfit a full batten
main with one of the above systems. You would have a boat that would point
better and be faster overall than the 4'9" draft boat.