Tom, We have a 17 with furler, and it works great. We raise the mast with a tackle attached to the bow pulpit and the unused jib halyard (ala CDI), with a gin pole added to redirect the effort. The furler and drum just slide along the deck to the stem fitting as the mast goes up. No deck ape required. Tom J. On Sep 14, 2014, at 8:55 AM, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Rick, Do you trailer your 17 or keep it at a dock? I have considered a roller on the jib on my 17 but wonder how it would be to handle stepping and unstepping the mast with a boat that I trail. Had a roller on my 28'Cape Dory long ago and they are nice!
Regards, Tom B
On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 7:55 AM, Rick Davies <jdavies104@gmail.com> wrote:
Robbin,
I went to roller furling on my M17 years ago and never regretted it, and I race all the time. The secret is a luff pad (from Elliot-Pattison) on the genoa that allows the sail to retain shape when partially rolled.
I saw that Deale was featured in the Real Estate section of the Washington Post yesterday. Do you live in Deale?
Rick M17 #633 Lynne L
On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 8:41 AM, Robbin Roddewig < robbin.roddewig@verizon.net> wrote:
Hi Bruce, I had been using hank on for years on my M-23 and recently put a new set of sails on and upgraded to roller furling after an instructor that did lessons on our boat for my wife and I said that roller furling would be a big improvement in safety. My 23 has narrow side decks (as all do I think) and no life lines. So going forward was a challenge and I figured if I lost some racing performance with the furler sail it would not hurt me too much! Although crewing on other boats I see quite a few racing boats (including the Bennateau I am on) that have furlers. What I have found is that since I dock the boat I only have to deal with the extra hardware (or the riggers do) twice a year and it makes going sailing much faster. I am out on the water quicker without having to mess with the head sail and having a beverage faster at the dock when coming back in. You just pull on lines to unfurl and furl and reducing sail is a breeze (pun unintended).
So I have been very happy with the roller furler. Your mileage may vary.
Thanks Robbin M-23 "Pinch Me" out of Deale MD
On 9/14/2014 12:58 AM, Bruce Ward wrote:
anyone have a comment on their experience with roller furling on their M23? my Ole'Body does not work so well with going forward single handed to hank on a smaller jib when the wind pipes up. I'd appreciate hearing here or off list . Thanks,
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