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> Anyone ever see a roller furling boom with the crank input on the outboard
> end of the boom on a hex head bolt?
Sounds similiar to the way the Corsair F-28 boats do it. I have a friend
with a F-28 and have sailed with him a lot. On the mast end of boom there is
like you described. With the F-boat the whole boom rotates and the main
rolls up on the outside of the boom in seconds. It's really cool!!!! and
works really well - especially when short crew. On a similiarly sized race
boat it takes us three crew and several minutes to take down and roll the
sail.
Sandra
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