[C320-list] Fore Stay Furling Gear

[Steve Magennis]

Who sail anything about them being up at the same time?

When the weather looks stormy, or when the Admiral and I go crusiing,
the 155% goes in the lazarette, the roller furler gets wound the other
way, and the 135% is hoisted.  Although you can reef a 155% to 110% (or
smaller), the sail shape goes in the crapper much below about 135%. 
So, to make high wind races (and cruises) more comperetive (and more
comfortable), I switch sails.

Steve
Alchemist #909

--- Pat Moriarty <patm at psiurethanes.com> wrote:

> 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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