I replaced my M17's CDI with a Schaefer Snap-Furl 500, but not because the CDI didn't furl well. It did. My issue with the CDI was the integral halyard, which makes it a real PITA to adjust halyard/luff tension. By "furl under load" do you mean furling without paying out the genoa sheet? You're supposed to keep a little tension on the genoa sheet to get a tight furl, but I doubt any furler is intended to be used instead of the genoa sheet to adjust angle of attack. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick and Pam Field" <nickpamfield@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 9:05:33 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Roller Furling I found that you couldn't furl under any load and it didn't hold a good shape when I sailed with it furled A local sail maker described it as a sail bag on the forestay Nick Nick and Pam On 8 September 2015 at 23:40, Rick Davies <jdavies104@gmail.com> wrote:
Nick and Pam,
Why did you replace the CDI?
Thanks,
Rick M17 #633 Lynne L
On Tuesday, September 8, 2015, Nick and Pam Field <nickpamfield@gmail.com> wrote:
I just replaced a cDI furler with a furlex 50 on my Monty 17 works well Nick
Nick and Pam
On 4 September 2015 at 23:30, George Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
Wrinkle Boat Mates
I am in the processing of researching a Harken Furler #434 Lo Load 500 lbs, @ $316 vs #435 Hi Load 950 lbs @ $365. Max wire size 1/8 inch on both
Q 1. Is the Lo Load sufficient on a M15?
Q 2. Is the extra $49 for a Hi Load worth it?
George "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"