I got my Harken Mark IV Unit 0 on sale at Binnacle.ca for under $1200 and
free shipping. Local quotes were up in the range of $1600. Toggle was on
sale at Binnacle too. They don't have a sale on right now and of course it
doesn't work if you are not in Canada but these units do go on sale fairly
often.
I think with a C&C 26 a Unit 00 would work as well but that's at the upper
range for this unit.
The Mark IV's have independent top and bottom swivels so that the sail
starts furling more evenly over the length of the foil, resulting in better
sail shape (or so I am told). The ESP units have a fixed lower swivel. The
basket and drum of the Mark IV remove as well for racing.
Taking down the old furler, assembling the new one and installing it with a
new forestay was probably in the range of another $1,000 from the rigger (I
had some other work done too).
As far as sails go I ordered a new genoa in January. I looked at North, UK,
Doyle, a local loft (Leitch & McBride) and a number of the online suppliers.
North had boat show pricing but the local loft matched that price and
provided a sail made locally.
Interesting that the fall-season North Sails 'trade-in' program pricing was
substantially less than the mid-winter boat show pricing even though both
were identified as '20% off' (leading me to believe that the regional North
loft gets a lot better 'factory-supported' pricing for the trade-in program
than they can supply for boat show season).
I also noted that some of the online sail companies give discounts for
multiple sails too.
I'm not sure what other sales are available throughout the year, but it
might just be worth it to wait and buy your components as you can get the
best deals.
Peter Fell
Sidney, BC
C&C 27 MkIII
-----Original Message-----
From: Allen White via CnC-List
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 7:17 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Stus-List Furler Choice
With much talk recently of the merits of a furling headsail, I have decided
to bite the bullet, install a new furler and have a new sail made for my 26.
Someone mentioned that they were quite pleased with their Superfurl. I seem
to get a different answer from each person I ask this question:
What is the best choice for a furler on a small boat?
Allen
Allen White
1977 C & C 26
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