[C320-list] Handling the mainsail

[Len]

Can't tell you the aftermarket cost, but the Leisure Furl in-boom furling
system works extremely well.  That coupled with an electric winch makes my
shoulders thank me every time I sail.

Len
Aqua5  #1070


On 7/25/06, Joseph C. Fratantoni <jcfrat at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> My wife and I handle Winter Whim (# 211) on our own most of the time and
> are finding that managing the mainsail is becoming more and more difficult
> as our medicare benefits kick in.  The major effort is in raising the sail
> -
> I wrote last year about  power winches and the major opinion was to
> lubricate the sail slugs, which worked fairly well.  We are comfortable
> with
> the Dutchman and dropping the sail is not a problem.  Reefing certainly
> is.
>
>
>
> With that as background, the issue is that I am looking a aftermarket
> mainsail furling and at Battcar-type systems to ease the sail slug
> problem.
> Is there any experience out there with either?
>
>
>
> Joe and Pauline Fratantoni
>
> Rockville, MD
>
> Winter Whim (# 211)
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>