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I will be in the minority but I really dislike them and there are several scenarios that will leave you with either all of the sail or a partially rolled sail up and you may not have any good options to get it down/furled.
One of the more common ones it the halyard wraps around the forestay above the top furling swivel. You can install a device up there that reduces that chance.
Another is you get caught by a sudden increase in wind strength and when you furl it in, it is furling so tightly that you run out of furling line and the sail is still close to half out.
I have experienced both situations on other peoples boats since I will not have one on mine.
It also depends on whether you are willing to compromise sailing performance which you certainly will with a furler.
I single hand and find my main more of an issue that the head sail but then I have full length battens that contribute to those issues.
Gary
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