[Public-List] Roller Furler Luff Rope and Dacron Twisting

[Zachary Smith]

Anyone else find it ironic that furlers are now popular, almost like the
boat would've been better suited to how people actually use boats if it had
been built with the fractional rig Alberg designed the 30 for?

The iron ballast I can understand as a matter of economy, but the last
second rig switch blows my mind.

And here we sit...

Zach

On Thursday, May 24, 2018, Michael via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> You are making me feel old. All my sails are built using 3 strand.
> So, somewhat related, wouldn't hi tech, aramid fibers be inappropriate
> particularly for head sail luffs? I'm a hank on fan so I don't know about
> roller furler adjusting, but some stretch here allows moving the draft
> around?
>
> Michael G
> #220
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>> But seriously, it sounds to me as if there was something up with the luff
>> rope. How old is the sail? Do you know the material of the last line? Is
>> it
>> three strand or some sort of braided line? It sounds as if it is 3 strand
>> -
>> which might make it an older sail as I cannot believe they still use three
>> strands in a luff line of a jib.
>>
> >
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