[Public-List] Head sail furler

[Wes Gardner via Public-List]

As others have noted, the control line for "winding 'er up" and deploying
is a bit sensitive, this is true in my experience with all furlers. I
always have my crew (or myself when single handing) provide "gentle
tension" on the jib sheet when furling and since my control line is lead
all the way aft, I have the driver (or myself) provide the same tension
when deploying...they make blocks that mount on the stanchions that
typically can be placed to get "that angle" just right so the control line
feeds onto and out from the drum...yes it takes a bit of tweaking...

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Jonathan Bresler <262alberg30 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Allen,
>
> Have a Furlex S200 that came with #262.   I am NOT used to roller furlers.
>   Have been using hank on sails on TC William's Argo #247 and MIke
> Nikolich's Skybird #550 for more than fifteen years without problems.
>
> The issues that I have been encountering with the Furlex S200 is that
>
>    - too much tension on the genoa sheets while furling causes the furler
>    to stick and stop turning when pulling on the furling line....the tension
>    on the sheets is intended to create a tighter, cleaner furl.
>    - too little tension, or no tension, on the furling line when
>    deploying the genoa can allow the furling line to become fouled inside the
>    drum.   Last Friday had an incident in which the furling line appeared to
>    have overrides within the drum and a bight of line became stuck between the
>    line guard and the bottom of the drum.  Was able to free it though a
>    combination of rolling some, unrolling some, pushing and prodding the
>    roller line while uttering the appropriate remarks.
>
> Must admit that rolling up the genoa at the end of a sail is much faster
> and easier than unhanking and folding the sail.
>
> Would suggest that you might
>
>    - find a number of folks with a variety of roller furlers and sail
>    with them before committing funds, and
>    - consider the PracticalSailor review of roller furlers.  Appears that
>    the August 2009 issue may be the most recent review.
>
>
> Jonathan
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 11:10 AM, Wes Gardner via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
>> Profurl and Furlex are the only two I have experience with.  I bought my
>> current boat with a Furlex - works every time...
>>
>> Wes
>> #196 Griffin's Faith
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 8:11 AM, Allen LoCicero via Public-List <
>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>
>> > I want to add a furler. I was considering a Facnor LS130. Does anyone
>> have
>> > any experience with Facnor orcould you recommend another?
>> > AllenA30 520
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> Jonathan M Bresler
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