[Public-list] Roller Furling gear

[John Birch]

Personally I like the Schaefer line - 1100 for the A-30 2100 for the A-37. 
Although round, these are extremely robust with double internal slots so 
they are less likely to be damaged than the proud tracks. I have not found 
that the round seriously degrades performance - have won many races with our 
Schaefer. I also like both the aesthetics as well as the open drum. If I 
were doing it again I would still choose the Schaefer.
I have an A-37.

Just my thoughts.

Happy New Year to all.

Cheers,
John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Campbell" <dk.campbell at sympatico.ca>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Roller Furling gear


> You might want to do some explorations on things like parts availability
> and costs, and then look at things like foil entry characteristics with
> respect to heavy and light air conditions, and the engineering for
> lateral loading, particularly at the lower attachment point. Since you
> sail a Finn, I suspect you will want as much performance as you can get
> , so foil shape may matter more to you than it does for most cruisers. I
> race with a furling system foil on the forestay and have never felt it
> hurt performance regardless of wind strength, but mine is not circular.
>    I'm with Gord for forestay tension and that is by using backstay
> adjustment. The set up you need for the forestay length is your desired
> rake, if any, that you want in the mast. You might also want to measure
> your foresails so that the luff will fit without  modifications to sail
> luff length, if possible. (Thus, high attachment points for a drum are
> difficult to match sail length to if the sailmaker has used all the
> available luff length for the hank-ons).
> Don
> #528
>
> FINNUS505 at aol.com wrote:
>> Hello my Alberg 30 friends,
>>
>> Well, it's time to fit a headsail roller-reefer on Stargazer. I don't 
>> make
>> this choice easily, but at long last I see the advantages of roller 
>> furling
>> outweigh my sentimental attachments to my hank on jibs.
>>
>> So, what are the favorite brands these days?
>>
>> Thx,
>> Lee
>> Stargazer
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