[alberg30] Roller Furling

[SandersM at aol.com]

From: SandersM at aol.com


In a message dated 8/25/99 8:30:18 AM, bzinser at nmu.edu writes:

>Also, after this week of fickle wind, I'm seriously considering the
>installation of a roller furling unit.  Just curious as to which units
>work well. Not only brand, but actual model. 

WILD ELF's previous owner fitted her with a CDI furler.  I do not know the 
model number, but it is an open-drum design with a continuous-loop control 
line, held to the drum by a three-pronged cage.  I would not recommend this 
furler.  even after having my yard's rigger rebuild it, the control line 
works free from the cage and slips off of the drum even in a light breeze.  
The result is that you have to go forward and furl the jib by turning the 
drum with your hands.  As you might imagine, this is a bit of a disincentive 
to fly a jib in anything much above 10 knots of wind, and frustrates the 
purpose for which the furler is intended -- ease of sail-handling.

I plan to replace the furler this winter, and am eager to read of the list's 
experiences with other furlers.  

Sanders McNew
WILD ELF  (No. 297)
New York City.

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