Larry, Thanks for the quick reply! Now, a dumb question, as I have
never sailed with a self furling rig and don't know how they work: it
it a "all or nothing at all" thing...ie the whole 150 genny or no
headsail at all?
Where are you located and where do you sail? Presently, "Little
Breeze" is on the Columbia River near the town of St. Helens.
Regards..Arnold
On Oct 5, 2007, at 5:48 PM, Larry E Yake wrote:
Hi Arnold,
I've used a CDI furler on my M17 for several years and wouldn't be
without it. It adds a couple minutes work at launch and take-down is
all. I leave the sail (a 150 genoa) furled around the foil, slide a
custom made sleeve over it for trailering, and strap it all to the mast
for trailering. The CDI furler uses it's own internal halyard, which
leaves your original halyard available for hoisting a free flying
drifter. Or the hanks on your drifter can be modified to use loops
with
wooden beads which loop around the furled headsail and ride up and down
it as you raise and lower the sail. I've tried both ways and prefer to
fly the drifter free.
Larry
On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:14:20 -0700 "Arnold F. Sharpe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
hello out in Monty Land,
I am considering a self furling head sail for my M-17. A couple of
things come to mind: do they present any difficulties when rigging
and
derigging the boat for trailing? Presently, I sail in light winds
with
a big "Drifter", I assume however that it would not be possible to
hank
on the drifter if I had a self furling rig. Thanks in advance for
the
input.
Regards..Arnold M-17 "Little Breeze"
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