As far as I can see the Furlex is functionally almost identical to the CDI. Any problems that showed up with the CDI will probably be just the same with the Furlex. Poor sail shape when partially furled is the fault of the sail, not the furler. It needs a luff pad. In high winds the genoa needs to be completely luffing to roll it up, but the CDI hasn't failed yet. Rick M17 # 633 Lynne L On Wednesday, September 9, 2015, <swwheatley@comcast.net> wrote:
I replaced my M17's CDI with a Schaefer Snap-Furl 500, but not because the CDI didn't furl well. It did. My issue with the CDI was the integral halyard, which makes it a real PITA to adjust halyard/luff tension.
By "furl under load" do you mean furling without paying out the genoa sheet? You're supposed to keep a little tension on the genoa sheet to get a tight furl, but I doubt any furler is intended to be used instead of the genoa sheet to adjust angle of attack.
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From: "Nick and Pam Field" <nickpamfield@gmail.com <javascript:;>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com <javascript:;>> Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 9:05:33 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Roller Furling
I found that you couldn't furl under any load and it didn't hold a good shape when I sailed with it furled A local sail maker described it as a sail bag on the forestay Nick
Nick and Pam
On 8 September 2015 at 23:40, Rick Davies <jdavies104@gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
Nick and Pam,
Why did you replace the CDI?
Thanks,
Rick M17 #633 Lynne L
On Tuesday, September 8, 2015, Nick and Pam Field < nickpamfield@gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
I just replaced a cDI furler with a furlex 50 on my Monty 17 works well Nick
Nick and Pam
On 4 September 2015 at 23:30, George Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com <javascript:;> <javascript:;>> wrote:
Wrinkle Boat Mates
I am in the processing of researching a Harken Furler #434 Lo Load 500 lbs, @ $316 vs #435 Hi Load 950 lbs @ $365. Max wire size 1/8 inch on both
Q 1. Is the Lo Load sufficient on a M15?
Q 2. Is the extra $49 for a Hi Load worth it?
George "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"