Interesting. I had one but never used it! I probably should have used it routinely where I sailed, but did not. I have never used a furler so know nothing about them. My SCAMP is a single sail with 3 reef points, so that changes the equation. I found the heave to on the M15 to be like magic. I had a reef hook on the gooseneck that made reefing the M15 so easy. I can “park” the SCAMP, and that works pretty well. I drop the sail into the lazy jacks when reefing, and can get that done in like 60-90 seconds. Daniel
On Jan 13, 2023, at 7:53 AM, Rusty Knorr via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
My boat (just purchased) came with a furling jib as an option but I immediately removed it. I may experiment with it down the road just for fun, but I would only rely on a downhaul in any weather where it really mattered. A jammed furled is just too great a risk in my opinion. If you’re going out on the ocean just put up the smallest jib the “heavy weather jib”, often mistakenly called a “storm jib”, and eliminate the need to reef or go forward at all. You’ll be surprised how little performance you lose and safety will be vastly improved, as well as sail shape over a reefed sail, regardless of who made it. If you don’t have the heavy weather jib, you should have one anyway. You’d be better spending money on a well made heavy weather jib than a lighter reefable roller furling jib and all the crap that goes with it. And you’ll save money to boot!
Just my opinion!
Rusty 2005 M15 “Sparrow”
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