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self furling system and main halyard pulleys
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I'd like to add a self furling jib system this winter. ?Are there any recommendations on which are best or how to find used ones? ?Can i use my large genoa on such a device or do i need to buy a sail for this? (Hope not). This is mostly about safety for me, ?climbing onto the deck to pull sails is getting trickier for me as I have passed the 60 yr old mark. I would also like to install deck pulleys to enable me to hoist the main from the cockpit as well. ?I only have the big jib winches to work with, ? should i add one or can i use the ones i have. ? Any advice welcome. I expect to pull the mast down this winter so that I can do this work, ?maybe upgrade the halyards while i'm at it.? thanks Bob |
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Hello Bob, Our boat came with a Hood 705 furler on it. It has worked great for the 6 years we have sailed Eagle. We have a 150% genoa on it now, but when we go for new sails we will do a 130 or 120, since for the area we sail the 150 is usually too much. Our sails are old so this may not apply to newer sails, but when we reef, the sail is even baggier so we need to reef further to depower. You will need to have the hanks removed on the headsail you have now and have a luff tape installed to accommodate whatever furler you find. Eagle also came with the main halyard and one reef line run back to the cockpit. I had to remove it all and put it back on the mast because of all the friction. It was miserable to use. It obviously was not run very fair. Having turned 60 myself, I know where you are coming from. So far I do not mind going to the mast, even single handing. But I did keep the parts for down the road. Be very careful how you route the system! Fred Liesegang Eagle #662 |
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I inherited a cabin top winch for the main halyard. One simple block
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bolted to the mast at deck height routes it back to a clutch in front of the winch. Jib halyard winch is on the mast but I also inherited a Harken roller furler on the jib. Four reefing lines for two reefing points and the vang are also routed back to the cabintop and clutches. I'll take photos later. People ask about setting this up now and then. Local sailing club, Cal Sailing, mostly sails dinghies and the Harken roller furlers constantly get fouled. I don't know, but I suspect that size matters. Given a choice between a smaller unit and a larger one, go for the larger one. The dinghies often can only be furled on a run or else the furling line fouls itself inside the unit from the jerking and flogging and a larger drum gives more leverage. Cheers, -scott On 0, "bscott@... [T27Owners]" <T27Owners@...> wrote:
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¿ªÔÆÌåÓýWe always keep tension on the jib sheet as we furl. No problem with jamming on any tack in the past twenty plus years. I imagine others do the same? Not sure if our system is large or small: no basis for comparison.? Marty Levenson? Poseidon? 1967 T 27 ? sent by carrier pigeon ? On Sep 13, 2017, at 7:33 AM, Scott Walters scott@... [T27Owners] <T27Owners@...> wrote:
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Sheet tension while furling is a must on the dinghies in any wind but I
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haven't strictly needed to on the Tartan unless its blowing. It does help. -s On 0, "Marty Levenson martylev@... [T27Owners]" <T27Owners@...> wrote:
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A good sail maker should be able to fit your Genny to roller furling. ?When I switched for much the same reasoning, I bought harken along with new 150 Genny totaled about 3k some 6-7 years ago. Made all the difference as I'm mid 70s On Sep 13, 2017 9:38 AM, "bscott@... [T27Owners]" <T27Owners@...> wrote:
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You will likely want to add a small self tailer for the halyards. Usually on the cabin top.
My only thoughts on the roller furler is CDI are very popular. I have one, But that said, CDI does not use a traditional halyard. And this is a small gripe, but I once broke a head stay fitting and it was only the Halyard and jib luff that held the rig while we scrambled to pull a spinaker halyard tight on a fore deck cleat. On a CDI the jib luff is tensioned directly on the foil with an internal halyard and down haul. It is simple and elegant. There is just no load sharing with a halyard and sail luf.? ? |
Bob Riker