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Sailmc. That might be true but I can''t say for sure on the amount of troubles for either.

As was mentioned before the thing about in boom furlers is that if they do jam, you can still drop the sail. A very nice feature (not sure if you need to cut the halyard. I bet if it jammed and you had reefing grommets built into the sail then you could still reef the old fashished way with reef lines at tack and clew.

To me the in boom is vastly superior other than the cost and the fact that the boom has to be a certain diameter, no matter what boat. I''m not sure how it would look with a big fat boom on a small boat. Thats why I think in-booms furlers are best for boats over 40''