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Originally Posted by hellosailor
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A sail change would have been easier. This boat just had the 150 aboard, so if we wanted a sail, we had to rethread the %$@ furler not just haul down the sail. And that was a job best done by "first, unscrew the itty bitty screw under the furling drum and try not to drop it into the ocean". No doubt you know the drill. |
That's why I liked the Sheaffer
Furlers I had on my last 2 boats with open access to jammed
lines and no screws to screw with to replace the
furling line. I have a Furlex now and would gladly trade for a Sheaffer of the same size. Except for the - Big - friction difference at maybe 10 to 1 over regular hanks of sliding a different sail up the slot just carry a few smaller furler luff taped sails for when it hits the fan and the furler can't do what needs to be done.