Arnold: I have the CDI furler with a 150% genoa and like it a lot. Be sure to get the foam addition to maintain sail shape when partially furled (reefed) and the sewn-on sail cover material to protect from the sun when furled.
--Gary Hyde 2005 M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2' We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails. Sailing is like "African Queening" thru life. On Jul 26, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Arnold Sharpe wrote: > Fellow sailors, > I am considering a furling headsail system for my M-17 "Little > Breeze". I was looking at the "Harken" small boat setups but one > thing is not quite clear to me will I need to replace my existing jib > or find someway to seize it to the forestay? Additionally, I enjoy > flying my 180 Drifter in light winds, will this system make that > impossible unless I install dual forestays. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > When I bought the boat it came with a spinaker which I have never > used and never will, any idea how much I should ask for it on > Craigslist? > > Regards...Arnold Sharpe...M-17 #265..."LITTLE BREEZE" > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
