My boat has roller furling. It is a godsend, BUT, it is not that fast for tacking. It takes significantly longer to roll up and roll out than tacking does. Plus, I find that to roll out special attention needs to be taken so as to keep some tension on the furling line otherwise it will foul on the drum. Rolling in works easiest when the sail in luffing, if any pressure is on the sail it is near impossible to roll in.
Joe McCary Aeolus II, West River, MD #4795 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Joe What if your forward sail was a fuler , roll it up before tacking ,andas > you said the > inner would be fine. > ---- Joe McCary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lou, how would you tack? It seems to me that the inner sail would be fine > > but the > forward sail would have problems. > > > > > > Joe McCary > > > > > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Beachouse a 1975 stanard rig has the orignal standing rigging. Granted we > > > don't > have > > > the blow in Oceanside that the S.F. Bay has ,but I am thinking it's time. > > > And while > I'm > > > at it why not add a roller fuler.So my question for the group is ,if I > > > add a forstay > as > > > well as a fuler will she become a cutter rig ? What would be the + > > > and - of two > > > headsails ,one a fuler and one a hankon. > > > Thanks > > > Lou Muth Beachouse hull # 1917 > > > >
