Hi Robert, I don't know if it will fit an M15, but I installed a CDI furler on my M17. The secret of maintaining sail shape is having a luff pad whose thickness varies along the luff. I have an Elliot Patterson 135% genoa which maintains it's shape well as I reduce sail. I'm not quite 80 yet, but not far off, and I wouldn't sail without it. I try not to leave the cockpit after I've left the dock. Rick M17 #633 Lynne L On Tuesday, September 24, 2013, Robert Hall wrote:
Hello All, Am now well past the 80 year mark but intend to keep sailing my beloved M-15. To do so in safety I would like to install a furler which would carry a genoa,allowing me to shorten sail as the weather dictates while still maintaining proper sail shape. Do any of you have experience with a furler that meets my requirements? How large a genoa can I expect to carry.? On some boats like the Siren, one will find a swivel and drum furler but those arrangements don’t allow one to lessen the sail area while maintaining an aerodynamic shape. Any advice or pictures would be appreciated. At present am using a 128% hank on jib with a downhaul which of course requires me to go forward to change sails. I may be old ,but not (or no longer) stupid.Thank You. RTH.