Next message: Rosalie B.: "Re: [world-cruising] Re: Selecting roller furling"
Two components of roller furling systems that should be important to the
cruiser:
1. Mounting height. Does your furler interfere with your anchor? If it
does, can the drum be raised to eliminate that interference.
2. Open drum. This is another of those "when it happens" not "if it
happens" issues. At some time, probably in heavy weather when going forward
will be most dangerous, the drum will jam with a control line overlap.
Closed drum furlers, like Harken, are much more difficult to clear than open
drums, like Shaefer and ProFurl.
Full disclosure: I changed to ProFurl units for both forestay and inner
forestay many years ago. They've performed flawlessly. Also, they were
quite easy for an owner to DIY install.
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Best,
Bryan Genez
"Capella" V40-158
New Bern, NC
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