John
We have a Schaefer system
https://www.schaefermarine.com/our-products/boom-furlers/ . It was
installed by the PO. So, I did not do any prepurchase research on
it, but we like it. The electric winch that was also installed is a
great addition to the boat as well. Schaefer customer support has
been great. Especially considering the fact that I am not the
original purchaser and it is about 10 years old.
The issues we have had are in two areas. First, the PO went with
Beta, the smaller of the two sizes offered, which puts our 45' luff
right at the top of the size for the diameter of the boom. This
results in the luff tape gets tightly rolled up and barely fits. I
also had to downsize the furling line because it was having a similar
issue on the furling drum. If you have anything close to 44' best to
go with the Gamma. It costs about 6 boat bucks more, but it's you
boat, damnit.
Next PO error was going cheap on the sails. The main was not built
to the Schaefer specs and I had to have it rebuilt twice. Why anyone
would spend that kind if $ on the in boom furling and then go cheap
on sails is beyond me... We finally tossed the old sails last year
in favor of a new set from the UK loft in Sidney BC. (I nice
discount and the favorable exchange rate closed the deal for
me.) Stu did a great job on the new main. But I have only had it up
a few times. We cruise throughout August. So, I'll have a better
opinion afterwards.
You will also probably need a new boom vang. Either a fixed vang
like we have or one with a limited range of adjustment. This is due
to the fact that the boom must be at a precise 87 degree angle to the
mast to properly furl the full battens into the boom.
That said, it is really great for us. I am not sure I would have
spent the money to install it. But now that we have it, I would not
hesitate to do it. My wife and I cruise alone almost exclusively and
she doesn't feel comfortable at the helm. So instead of her having
to go up on deck to the mast and manually cranking the sail up she
sits snugly under the dodger and pushes a button to raise the
sail. Reefing is a breeze as well.
I am getting better at tuning the main, but it is not as versatile
as a topping lift or even a fully adjustable vang. But I am learning
that some tuning is possible by tightening down the furler, using a
tweeker on the boom and using the baby stay. We don;t have them but
I am sure that having adjustable back stays would give even more options.
Tom B
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Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 10:47:09 -0400
From: John Pennie <j...@svpaws.net>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Sail cover
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Tom:
Which furling system dud you go with and how do you like it? We?re
considering adding this to the 121. We had a leisure furl system on
a previous boat which we liked very much (bud didn?t care for the
manufacturer).
John
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SV Alera
1990 C&C 37+/40
Vashon Island WA
(206) 463-9200
www.sv-alera.com
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