Just checked Duckworks and the fullers. Exactly what I want for a fuller. I’m giving them a call. Looks like what I have on my Lugger. Never a problem with it and it’s 40 years old. Charlie Sent from my iPad
On Oct 12, 2020, at 11:39 PM, John Schinnerer via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Ronstan makes some small boat furlers (furling only, no reefing). Duckworks sells two sizes:
https://www.duckworks.com/product-p/rf-76-parent.htm
Harken makes similar (at the usual 2-3x cost), as do other hardware makers.
cheers, John
On 10/12/20 7:33 PM, Charlie via montgomery_boats wrote: Could you give me the manufacture for fuller you are using Carlos. The roller fuller i have is a tape the sail feeds into and why it can be used for reefing. It comes close to being as heavy as the mast with sail on. It is next to impossible getting bolt in the mast if attached. I just want a simple rig and if sail has to be reduced do it with main. Of course there is always start the motor. I’m not a purest. My want is a lite weight fuller and those can not be used for reefing but great for docking or leaving. My Lugger has one and if needed to reduce jib It’s done. Of course jibs can not be changed so you have one jib size as I know. I’ve looked at a couple and they all looked good but haven’t found, as yet, any good example on YouTube for small boats. Charlie Sent from my iPad
On Oct 12, 2020, at 9:24 PM, carlos navarro <chisailor1@gmail.com> wrote:
I Have one on my 15 sparrows I love it. for reefing
On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 3:52 PM Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
You got a Raymarine Tiller Pilot?! Good on ya! Now you can sail your boat and not even have to step off the dock! Had one of those on my Flicka and they are easy to use, dependable, accurate and do allow the cook in the galley to make lunch while all sails are set and drawing when I go single handing.
On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 5:38 PM David Rifkind <drifkind@acm.org> wrote:
On Oct 11, 2020, 3:32 PM -0400, Charlie via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>, wrote:
Back to what I hope to accomplish with my M-17. Mast raising and lower by myself taken care of. I guess I should mention here I’m 80 but consider it no Handicap. I now have a reefing roller fuller I dislike. It is just to cumbersome, heavy, raising and lower mast so it is being put aside. Now thinking maybe just a roller fuller so any thoughts on that would be appreciated. Two other head sail came with boat and look new. I now use a tiller tamer on both boats but decided to go with the Simrad AP as an extra crew person for next year. Have it but not installed. A surprise for me is how low, I’m 5’8”, the cockpit seats are so I plan to order cushions. All lines I’ve run to cockpit. May install a stern rail.
I got a Raymarine tiller pilot and for me it changed everything. I wouldn't give it up for a whole basket of puppies.
Also, had a stern pulpit but took it off and gave it away. The immediate reason was to fit a boat cover, but I don't miss it. It also interfered, a little, with the outboard.
That’s it so if anyone has advise for me all would be appreciate. My M-17 is a 2005 and I have a new Honda 4hp on it. Main reason for it is not needing a gas tank in cockpit. I did find a gas tank in Westmarine I think will fit in stern locked. When crossing Ontario to Canada on the motor takes about 1.5 gal. Based on other boats. I really haven’t been able to sail the boat enough to give an opinion on it. My reason for buying it was sailing against one in TX on Lake Belton in 1976-77. I was sailing a Chrysler 22 and never beat it once and since then always wanted one.
I used to have a little Johnson two-stroke that was very reliable once I figured out its quirks. It had a 3-gallon tank, like the one at West Marine, in the stern locker with the fuel line coming out through an inspection port. At 100:1 mix it was pretty clean, but I couldn't take the noise.
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