oops! The first sentence should read "never" not "ever" regretted it... Don
> [Original Message] > From: Don Haas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Craig F. Honshell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; For and about Montgomery Sailboats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 10/29/2004 10:26:09 AM > Subject: Re: M_Boats: furling genny - reefing cdi . . . > > Hi Stan; > > I installed the CDI FF1roller furling on my M15 several years ago and have > ever regretted it. You still need to go thru the same process as described > for the M17s. I just had my 150 converted to use the furler and, > overall, sail shape is good throughout the entire range. Set up and take > down takes a little longer, but not much. The furler is about the same > length as the outside curve of the deck, so it rests there rides there when > trailering and in storage. The following is from a post in 1999 (searched > on "CDI" in the MSOG achieves. > > Don Haas, M15- 248 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From: Don Haas > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Sails > Date: 01 Jan 1999 17:52:16 -0800 > ----------------------------------- > I put a CDI furler on my M-15 this year and recommend it highly. I had my > genoa modified to work with the furler so going from full genny to a small > jib > takes seconds, and no one has to go forward. Maybe its just me, but the M15 > seems to behave better with less foresail when the winds kick up at all. > It requires some modification to the forestay and my rigger suggested > replacing > all the standing rigging since it appeared to be original equipment. The > total for all was about $65. CDI recommends having a swivel at each end of > the > forestay, so I made the following modifications. > Add a "dog leg" to the existing thru bolt where the side shrouds attach. (I > don't know if that's the official name for the thing or not, I look for my > West > catalog and find out) > The upper swivel attaches to the dogleg with a shackle pin and split ring. > The > furler drum attaches to the bow fitting like the old forestay. With this > arrangement I can rig either the furler or the original set up. I take the > hanked jib and original forestay with me, although I haven't ever used it. > The only problem I had during installation was with the top fitting on the > furler hitting the mast as it rotated. The angle on the M15 forestay is > quite > small so I may have lost a inch of hoist overall so it wouldn't touch. > Rigging for launch takes an additional 10 minutes or so, and a little more > time > at the end of the day. I trailer with the furler completely off the mast. > The > assembly is almost exactly as long as the outside curve of the boat, so it > lays > neatly along curve of the toe rail, securely attached to the bow pulpit, > shrouds and rear cleat. It . My wife made a padded cover that protects the > drum from gunk while we are on the road. > Hope this helps. > Don Haas > M15-248, Dream Catcher > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > [Original Message] > > From: Stanley Winarski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Craig F. Honshell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; For and about Montgomery > Sailboats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 10/28/2004 7:08:51 PM > > Subject: Re: M_Boats: furling genny - reefing cdi . . . > > > > Has anyone found a reefing furler for the M-15 ? Those I've looked at > > all specifically warn against using it for reefing. > > > > Stan Winarski > > M-15, #177, Carol II > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
