[C320-list] Fore Stay Furling Gear

[Pat Moriarty]

With two head sails up who has time to look in the anchor locker?

Pat

At 11:54 AM 5/4/2006, you wrote:
>One potential problem is that the anchor locker opens to port.
>Bringing the furler line down the starboard side may make it more
>dificult to open the locker (but of course, it may be easier as the
>locker might easily swing past the line, I don't know)
>
>--- Steve Magennis <magenns at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > You can easily bring the furling line down the other side.  There are
> > minimal modifications that are required (rotate the drum slightly to
> > get the guard out of the way (because you don't want to turn the drum
> > the opposite direction, and install a cleat to secure the furler line
> > (along with moving the pulleys from the stantion bases from port to
> > starboard).  Go for it.
> >
> > I have a problem in that my two head sails (a UK 155% and a Catalina
> > 135%) furl in opposite directions.  That's a pain in the but.
> >
> > Steve
> > Alchemist #909
> >
> > --- Quentin Murphy <qmurphy at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >
> > > This year (just launched) I dock to port (bow in).  I board the
> > boat
> > > from a
> > > dock finger into the cockpit on the port side and have a tripping
> > > hazard
> > > which is a line for the furling gear.  It's only a matter of time
> > > before
> > > someone goes into the lake when coming in docking.  Can the furling
> > > be
> > > configured to the line can run to starboard instead of port?  Do I
> > > have to
> > > replace the drum or is it reversible?
> > >
> > > Quentin Murphy
> > > Celtic Knot  #667
> > >
> > >
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