[Public-list] Roller furling - or hanked on?

[John Kennedy]

Michael Connolly wrote: 

"Personally, I don't like what roller furling does to the shape of the
headsail.  I most likely will go back to hanked on headsails when I get the
boat back in the water."

Since I will be *o-l-l-d-d* and retired when I finally get my Alberg 30 (or
35, (and not terribly rich either: I have children!) I have been wondering
if I want roller furling on the jib of my yet-to-be-purchased boat.  I'll be
cruising, not racing.

I wondered if anyone has tried downhals on hanked-on jibs and can compare
them to the ease of dousing the jib with furling gear (until it gets stiff
or breaks, that is. . . . )

Many thanks

John Kennedy
(hull number as yet unknown, but often dreamed of)


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