Well, I wouldn't say it's useless partially furled. It may not have a great shape for going to weather, but I just reached a few hundred miles with the jib on this 47' boat rolled up showing between 70 and 40%. I think the trick is to make sure you move the jib lead forward as you furl up more sail.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Apr 25, 2014, at 17:06, Paul Baker <pauljba...@shaw.ca> wrote: > > The only time I really like my furler is when I am coming home and want to > get the sail put away quickly, neatly and with no fuss. Other than that, I > prefer hanked sails for actual sailing. A partially furled sail is pretty > much useless once you put away more than about 10 or 15% of it, even with > clever foam luffs etc. Conversion of a sail as said is going to set you back > $400 or so and you are always going to end up with a compromise. IMHO, > furling is best suited to fractional rigs with small headsails that never > need reefing or changing out. My old boat had hanks, I just made sure I put > the right sail up in plenty of time, and got pretty good at changing them > out. I liked being able to fly the right sail with the right sail shape for > the conditions. New (old) boat has a furler, much more convenient, but > that's about it. > Cheers, > Paul > > Orange Crush > C&C27 MkII > Sidney, BC > > >> On 14-04-25 10:28 AM, Curtis wrote: >> >> if anybody has been reading my post in the last 2 years you know that I'm >> green at big boat sailing. I have learned how to sail the C&C30 MK1 using >> all hank on sails. that's a: >> 115% >> 135% >> 155% >> and a 170% >> We just got back from a bare boat charter in the BVI. I sailed 7 days on a >> Jeanneau 36i with a roller. Man what a dream that roller furling system was. >> How much trouble will it be to convert my boat? Could I use one of the head >> sails to convert or do I have to buy a new sail? Will all my head sails >> become un-usable at that point? It may not be worth the money or the wast of >> the old sails? Please comment on this if you k now cost of a conversion or >> advice in this process. >> Thanks so much for your help. >> Curt, >> >> . >> >> C&C30 MK-1 >> HIN # 675 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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