Yes, Gilbert, it is a big sail but actually it has the same foot length as the sail that came with the boat. I haven't used it in very many different wind conditions so I don't know how it fills when in strong winds and reefed in tight. However, it does nicely in light winds fully deployed and in a fresh breeze reefed to about a 100% size. I am very pleased with the CF-2 roller reefer/furler. It is very simple, quite stout and so far it has furled very easily. I bought the package with the ball bearings which I figured certainly can't hurt anything. The ball bearings are about 1/2" diameter and there are only about seven of them so they just don't seem to want to cause trouble. Also, regarding size .... the masthead on my boat is a full 23' - 3" high above the tabernacle. I don't know if that is common or what and would appreciate knowing from the group if that length mast was standard for a certain vintage M-17. My hull is #300 which puts it in 1979. I got it with two head sails; a 100% jib and a 150% + genoa. She pulls hard in a stiff breeze with the genoa but the jib is about right. I went to the roller because it is, for me, a bit of a tussel to change head sails single handed when a squall shows up. While I prefer to sail with company, I want to rig the boat so that I can sail it alone without a hassle. I now have all lines in the cockpit and have rigged a deal for the anchor that I have yet to try out, that will permit me to drop it from the cockpit as well. Fred "Dulce" M-17 #300 On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 20:30:50 -0600 "Gilbert Landin" <gilbert@mindgame.com> writes:
Fred , it just dawned, on me your jib is 160%!! Man thats a lot of cloth. How small can you run it.
Gilbert
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Fred, sounds like we do the same kind of sailing. I would rather suffer with the wrong size jib then to have to replace it while underway, since I am single handing 99% of the time. Oh, I get offers of company, but I prefer to keep my mishaps to myself (and plenty of those). I also have a spinaker that I have never used, since I have no idea what to do with it. I assume you would have to take down the jib before deploying the spinaker, that would mean leaving the safety of the cockpit. gilbert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frederick M Berthrong" <fthrong@juno.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 8:57 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: McKibbin Sails
Yes, Gilbert, it is a big sail but actually it has the same foot length as the sail that came with the boat. I haven't used it in very many different wind conditions so I don't know how it fills when in strong winds and reefed in tight. However, it does nicely in light winds fully deployed and in a fresh breeze reefed to about a 100% size. I am very pleased with the CF-2 roller reefer/furler. It is very simple, quite stout and so far it has furled very easily. I bought the package with the ball bearings which I figured certainly can't hurt anything. The ball bearings are about 1/2" diameter and there are only about seven of them so they just don't seem to want to cause trouble.
Also, regarding size .... the masthead on my boat is a full 23' - 3" high above the tabernacle. I don't know if that is common or what and would appreciate knowing from the group if that length mast was standard for a certain vintage M-17. My hull is #300 which puts it in 1979. I got it with two head sails; a 100% jib and a 150% + genoa. She pulls hard in a stiff breeze with the genoa but the jib is about right. I went to the roller because it is, for me, a bit of a tussel to change head sails single handed when a squall shows up. While I prefer to sail with company, I want to rig the boat so that I can sail it alone without a hassle. I now have all lines in the cockpit and have rigged a deal for the anchor that I have yet to try out, that will permit me to drop it from the cockpit as well.
Fred "Dulce" M-17 #300
On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 20:30:50 -0600 "Gilbert Landin" <gilbert@mindgame.com> writes:
Fred , it just dawned, on me your jib is 160%!! Man thats a lot of cloth. How small can you run it.
Gilbert
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