[C320-list] continuous line furlers

[Bruce Stanley]

Hi Warren
in the discussion re "Roller Furler" you asked about "continuous line
furlers" ... my experience is that they work and they have the added
advantage of being always tidy.
We had a Hood one for 17 years.
I understand they were developed for the Caribbean Charter Operators. The
feature they like is that the Line can never fall over the side and get
wrapped around the Prop.

Bruce Stanley #1084
Sydney Australia
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On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 8:09 AM, warren updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Good and timely topic. The drum on the Hood furler is so small that a
> reasonably sized control line has to be cored to get it to fit. What a lousy
> compromise. I manage to live with it and won't replace unless it's broke.
>  However, does anyone have experience with the continuous line furlers? What
> are the pluses and minuses?  How is the lazy part of the line usually lead?
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> Warren & Pattie Updike
> Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"
> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
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