Lawrence: The issue is as the forestay exits the mast it will rub against the opening and lead to a failure of the wire. A tag could be added and then the necessary toggles. A new forestay is the needed with a toggle at the head and a turnbuckle w/toggle at the bottom. IMO how often are you sailing in high numbers wind/wave conditions? Can you get a high wind jib (not storm), or add reefs to the existing jib (if current in excellent condition)? Choosing a smaller headsail before heading out and then going to a larger at sea is easier then the opposite. The waves are the danger not the wind. I've sailed 15s double reefed with the standard jib in 20kts in short fetch locations (aka not big waves) without concern. Pinching in the puffs without full or more than 30%-ish luffing is the trick. (Luffing the main going to weather on a M15 will cause the boat heal MORE as the forestay sags and the jib takes the shape of a sack (also a problem with a partially rolled up headsail). :: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: Baba 30 #233 DEJA VU :: former owner SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - m15namedscred.wordpress.com On Fri, Jan 13, 2023, 10:25 Lawrence Winiarski via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
I'm interested in how you would modifiy where the forestay attaches to the mast. I believe on mine it is a 4-1/2 1/4 stainless inch bolt that goes through the mast and all 3 stays are mounted on it with the forestay going through a slot in the front of the mast.
On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 07:44:59 AM PST, Dave Scobie < scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
I recommend using a hank on jib with a downhaul. A furler over-complicates the rigging of the M15.
Additionally you will need to modify the hounds, where forestay and shrouds attach to the mast, as the standard set-up will not work with a furler.
:: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: Baba 30 #233 DEJA VU :: former owner SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - m15namedscred.wordpress.com
On Fri, Jan 13, 2023, 07:14 Lawrence Winiarski via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
I'm seriously preparing to begin to commence to start to get a CDI-FF1 furler for the M15 and I'm looking for comments/criticisms My motivation is I currently have a hank-on-reefable-jib which is actually fine for lake sailing, but in the bigger ocean waves, I'd like to have an easier way to reduce the jib...mainly because the wave action makes me reluctant to spend time away from the tiller
So I don't intend to keep the furler on the boat, but would rather take it off and replace it with the simple hank-on-forestay which I'lluse about 80% of the time and only 20% use the furler when going on bigger water.
So what do you furler guys do when putting the mast back on the trailer? Do you detach it at the mast and slide it up so it doesn't stick out when trailering? What sort of fittings/toggles/turnbuckles do you use?
I'm looking at EP sails and precision sails, but what percentage jib/genoa should I go for? I think stock hank-on was 125%, but with a furler, should I go larger because I can always furl it down?
Any advice appreciated, including questions I don't even know enough to ask.