[C320-list] Furler Direction Change

[pat reynolds]

Orlando,  we had snow, rain and sleet and 30 degrees,
thats why heaven will be so much more enjoyable for
us.

Pat
--- Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com wrote:

> We just had a wonderful afternoon ashore..temp about
> 80F today, we had some Buffalo Milks at the deck bar
> here at Two Harbors then sashayed down to a beach
> table for an appetizer potluck along with my Tequila
> Sundowners (same as a Sunrise but hey, it was late
> afternoon)....an absolutely blissful day...
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------
> Regards,
> OD
> 
> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Monte B." [mjbc60 at sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: 03/21/2008 04:20 PM
> To: "C320listC320-list at catalina320. com"
> <C320-list at catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Furler Direction Change
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Monte B. [mailto:mjbc60 at sbcglobal.net] 
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 5:51 PM
> To: 'C320-List at Catalina320.com'
> Subject: RE: [C320-list] Furler Direction Change
> 
> Brian and all,
> 
> Have't heard anyone come straight on at this one so
> here goes. Everyone is
> correct, the furler does't know or care which way it
> rotates. It only knows
> which side you installed the furling line on. I
> think we would be hard
> pressed to find a C320 with the furling line running
> down the starboard
> side. Typically the furling line is on the side
> feeding directly on the
> drum, thus on a 320 a counter clockwise furl. Since
> Brians UV strip is sewn
> to starboard, it was intended to have a counter
> clockwise furl. I suspect at
> some time someone replaced the furling line and
> forgot which side it came
> off of when thy got back from West Marine, or a
> power boat mechanic rerigged
> it after a move. New sail should furl counter
> clockwise as did the original
> sail (I hope) did at one time. The boats rigging
> info from Catalina should
> reflect this info. if you have it Brian. Enough of
> the diatribe, I wish I
> was on Catalina Island instead of in a flight
> simulator all week doing
> recurrent training. They need these for boats.
> 
> Monte
> Laima #620
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
> Behalf Of Jon Vez
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 7:24 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Furler Direction Change
> 
> Jeff,
> 
> The change in angle is only as much as the width of
> the drum, so it's not
> enough to matter--however with optimum angle you
> will get slightly less
> resistance...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
> Behalf Of Jeff Church
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 9:56 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Furler Direction Change
> 
> Wouldn't you have to run the furling line down the
> opposite side of the boat
> in order to have it enter the drum at the correct
> angle?
> 
> JeffC
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: pat reynolds 
>   To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
>   Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 2:08 PM
>   Subject: Re: [C320-list] Furler Direction Change
> 
> 
>   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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