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I see why politicians are upset when they are quoted out of context. Add "dollar for dollar". If there is a in-boom or in-mast furler for the same price as leading lines aft properly I've not seen it. And forgetting cost entirely, say you're hit by a squall and the main jams while reefing or trying to roll it in all the way - what would you do? This scenario alone makes in-mast furlers very iffy. You'd be out the cost of the furler as well as the main you had to cut off to save the rest of the rig. If in-mast you'd have to climb the rig to cut it. In-boom is more logical if they work well and there should be no loss of performance with a properly cut sail. But I can lower my main at any boom angle where as Tommays posted angle is critical with in-boom furlers. One jam-up negates the small hassle of going forward at your leisure and tying off the main you previously dropped from the cockpit between the lazyjacks.
Brian
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