second stay with roller furler
Hi all and thanks for the support so far. I’ll probably have many questions for many months to come. I have a CDI on my M17 with what I believe is a 150% headsail. It’s in really good condition and it feels like it’s holding decent shaped if furled just a little bit. But…what do all of you CDI style furler owners do when you want to put on something smaller upfront? I do have a 135% sail built for the furler as well but changing the sail on the furler seems like a 30 min job and not something to do while sailing…just guessing on that. Thoughts? Anyone installing an inner stay for something smaller? I assume a 95% or so is made with the same “I” dimension so that doesn’t seem like a doable plan. When the wind pipes up beyond a reasonable furl/reef and you still want some good shape in your headsail, what are you CDI owners doing?
Does your genoa have a luff tape to help take the fullness out of the sail as it is furled? I have a 150 on a CDI and I never change it out, but then I sail in the PNW where we have lighter winds most of the time than some areas of the country. With the luff tape it will keep a "decent" shape down to about a 90, but you wouldn't want to race with it. For cruising it's fine and I've sailed with it like that in 40 knot gusts. On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 8:15 PM, Jared Prindle <gojopo@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all and thanks for the support so far. I’ll probably have many questions for many months to come. I have a CDI on my M17 with what I believe is a 150% headsail. It’s in really good condition and it feels like it’s holding decent shaped if furled just a little bit. But…what do all of you CDI style furler owners do when you want to put on something smaller upfront? I do have a 135% sail built for the furler as well but changing the sail on the furler seems like a 30 min job and not something to do while sailing…just guessing on that. Thoughts? Anyone installing an inner stay for something smaller? I assume a 95% or so is made with the same “I” dimension so that doesn’t seem like a doable plan. When the wind pipes up beyond a reasonable furl/reef and you still want some good shape in your headsail, what are you CDI owners doing?
I would just convert back to hank-on sails before I started messing around with an inner forestay. Have you used the 135 much? That is what most roller-furler owners end up with and if it was designed and built by someone who knows what they're doing (look for a padded luff and a raised clew) you might be pleasantly surprised with how versatile it is. Unless you do most of your sailing in light winds (say under 10 kts) you won't miss the 150 much and a 135 with a padded luff can furl down to the equivalent of about a 90 and still maintain decent sail shape, provided you also move the jib sheet lead blocks forward to maintain correct sail twist. -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> On Behalf Of Jared Prindle Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2018 11:16 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: second stay with roller furler Hi all and thanks for the support so far. I’ll probably have many questions for many months to come. I have a CDI on my M17 with what I believe is a 150% headsail. It’s in really good condition and it feels like it’s holding decent shaped if furled just a little bit. But…what do all of you CDI style furler owners do when you want to put on something smaller upfront? I do have a 135% sail built for the furler as well but changing the sail on the furler seems like a 30 min job and not something to do while sailing…just guessing on that. Thoughts? Anyone installing an inner stay for something smaller? I assume a 95% or so is made with the same “I” dimension so that doesn’t seem like a doable plan. When the wind pipes up beyond a reasonable furl/reef and you still want some good shape in your headsail, what are you CDI owners doing?
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