[C320-list] Furler Direction Change

[pat reynolds]

Furler will go both ways.

Pat R
--- Amirault Family - S&B <amiraults at sympatico.ca>
wrote:

> Bear is packed away for the interminable Canadian
> winter and so I need to
> turn to those with a greater than single season
> relationship with their 320
> for furler information.
> 
>  
> 
> I have ordered a new 135% headsail from Doyle, and
> they have the original
> 150% for repair. The loft reports that there is a
> disjunct between how I
> claim the boat works and what the loft has found.
> According to the repair
> people, the 150% is showing multi-year deterioration
> because although the
> Dacron UV strip is on the starboard side of the
> sail, the furler has been
> rolling clockwise for some years; leaving the port
> side of the sail exposed
> and the UV strip safely protected from the sun.  I
> had ordered the 135% with
> a starboard UV.
> 
>  
> 
> The loft is telling me that the UV for the new sail
> is not yet installed and
> they have a hold on it until I make a decision.
> Changing the UV to port will
> protect the new sail, but the 150% will continue to
> deteriorate when left on
> the foil. I could also pay to have the old UV
> removed from the 150% and have
> a new one installed on the port side.
> 
>  
> 
> The question: Can the Schaefer furling system be
> modified in place to roll
> up counter clockwise? This would allow the UV on the
> 150% to finally begin
> doing its job and I could tell Doyle to go ahead and
> install the UV for the
> 135% on the starboard side. This is the least
> expensive solution, if
> possible. 
> 
>  
> 
> With appreciation in advance for any insight
> provided;
> 
>  
> 
> Brian Amirault
> 
> 797 Waltzing Bear, too
> 
> 



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