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<DIV><FONT size=2>At present I have the option of roller furling or jiffy
reefing on the mainsail.Both of these systems need me at the mast when I want to
reef ,often holding on and muttering words like "trawler"when conditions are
bouncy.Also I can rarely raise the main without it snagging under the lower
shrouds or jiffy lines unless I motor into the wind on autopilot,which seems
like cheating somehow, and in tight conditions,like the I.C.W. is often not
possible.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I wondered if a Dutchman reefing system would be a better
option for a singlehander of mature years and if it can be operated from the
cockpit.Has anyone fitted this system on an Alberg30 or had first
hand knowledge of it on any boat?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I have just read the "Tip of the Month" in the Mainsheet on
the Atomic 4 fuel pump.I did this conversion several years ago when I had a
Tartan 27 with an A4..The electric pump I used was a Facit from NAPA that cost
about $50 then.It was a fairly simple changeover,it had to be for me to do
it,and worked perfectly taking me from South Florida to Hampton,Virginia and
back without faltering once although I read somewhere,long after I had sold the
Tartan,that these pumps had a problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Peter Amos</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Tait Tait #478</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>