Hi Don, Thank you for your speedy response. I keep my boat in a slip, so only trailer a few miles twice a year. If you made the installation yourself have you any tips from your experience as how to go about it? What size is your genoa and if buying again would you change size? What sail maker did you purchase the sail from? Pictures would be a god send and the more the better. .I am faced with getting a new fore stay with endings and turnbuckle as required in the CDI FF1 manual and need to know exact length of the forestay and how it attaches to the mast.I know this is a lot to ask,but your advice will be greatly valued. I am in Canada and expect to get a few more Monty days in before the snow flies. Thanks RTH. -----Original Message----- From: Don Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 10:07 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Furling Foresail I put a CDI FF1 furler on my M15 over 10 years ago. It still is working great. It tales a little more time to rig since the whole assembly needs to be taken on/off the mast. The furler is just a couple inches longer the the outside deck curve, so I just attach it to the stern cleat, chain plates and bow fitting. It trailers just fine that way. I wouldn't go so far as to say the sail shape is optimal throughout the range, but the benefits outweigh a couple of creases when reefed. At least in my opinion... My boat is currently in storage, but I could take a few pictures of the components if you are interested. Don M15-248 On 9/24/2013 7:25 PM, 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.