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From: Rosalie B. (no email)
Date: Sat Feb 16 2008 - 18:05:15 EST
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:33:36 -0000, you wrote:
>Mike D
>I am only familiar with these sytems as I have done a little reseach.
>Currently I have a Harken rolling furling ssystem both jib and main.
>
>1st they are pretty specific that these are for cruising boats. Not
>really a concern but they may not be as rugged as those we are used to
>that are universal to both cruising and racing.
>
>2nd they seem to market only direct so who do you go to for problems or
>service, especially since they are manufactured in Brazil. Not exactly a
>world class sailing community.
>
>3rd they focus on dual tracks. Ok, I have never had any forstay foil
>with out dual tracks.
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>4th and I do not know, but if one does not have to go aloft then are you
>not having to use a jib halyard to raise it and if so you need at least
>one more forward halyard if not preferably two.
>
>I have always been a little cautious with products from companies
>overseas that have little or no US representation. Burned twice so to
>speak and trying to get issues resolved proved to be nothing but
>frustration. Their prices are certainly good but further investigation
>seems warranted.
On RosalieAnn (CSY 44 walkover) our sails are Hyde Streamstay on the
jib, CDI Flexfurl on the Staysail and a CDI Furler on the main. VAYA
CON DIOS (another CSY 44) had Hyde Streamstays on all three sails - it
was delivered that way, and Bob thinks it was done that way at the
factory.
Our Hyde Streamstay was original to the boat. The PO put on the CDI
furler and it is a behind the mast furler which isn't made anymore.
We put on the CDI on the staysail so that it is self tending. I
copied this from Bob's dictation
We used a Cruising Design Flexible Furler FF6. We made two right
angle stainless brackets bolted to the staysail boom swivel joint that
slides on the wire. Those in turn are bolted to the drum of the
furler. The furler has a built in halyard, so you don't need to use
the halyard from the mast.
With the sail mounted on the furler, the haulout line comes from the
sail down to the back of the boom. We have a Kenyon boom which has
sheeves inside. Comes down to the back of the boom and runs through
the boom to the front of the boom. Then it comes down to two standup
pulleys that are mounted on the decktop. The furler line has to be on
the starboard side quite a bit and the haulout needs to be on the
center.
Those lines come back through a deck organizer through the staysail
track spacer in the middle back to bullseyes into spinlocks on the
cockpit combing to the staysail control area.
I can supply photos links if you are interested.
grandma Rosalie
S/V RosalieAnn, Leonardtown, MD
CSY 44 WO #156
http://home.mindspring.com/~gmbeasley/id1.html
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