[Public-list] Roller furling

George Dinwiddie gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
Tue Oct 19 07:31:44 PDT 2004


Yves' site uses frames, so the link you give takes you only to the front
page of the english version.  Try
http://www.capehorn.com/sections/30%20ans/30ansAng.htm for the page I
think you mean.

On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 09:51:28AM -0400, Roger L. Kingsland wrote:
> I noticed on Yves Gelinas' site (http://www.capehorn.com/CadreAnglais.htm
> about half way down) that Jean du Sud has twin headsails that are
> side-by-side not fore & aft; one is roller, the other hank on.  I figure if
> both were roller they would need to be 9" to 10" apart (my furrier is 8" in
> diameter).  Any thoughts on how having a headsail 5" off center effects
> performance.  I suppose there would need to be some sort of  triangle (sort
> of like a diamond spreader?) at the head of the mast to keep the stays
> apart.

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