I install and service roller furlers. There are some good ones and there are some that are junk.
If I was installing a new furler on Touché, it would be a Harken MKIV. The price differential for the smaller furlers over Harken's cruising furlers isn't that great. The MKIV 's are bombproof. I've had a Harken Unit 1 MKIII on Touché for 15 years and it has performed flawlessly in all conditions. I just furled it in the last hour. Furled easily. Dennis C. Touché 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA Sent from my iPhone > On May 4, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Peter Fell via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I got my Harken Mark IV Unit 0 on sale at Binnacle.ca for under $1200 and > free shipping. Local quotes were up in the range of $1600. Toggle was on > sale at Binnacle too. They don't have a sale on right now and of course it > doesn't work if you are not in Canada but these units do go on sale fairly > often. > > I think with a C&C 26 a Unit 00 would work as well but that's at the upper > range for this unit. > > The Mark IV's have independent top and bottom swivels so that the sail starts > furling more evenly over the length of the foil, resulting in better sail > shape (or so I am told). The ESP units have a fixed lower swivel. The basket > and drum of the Mark IV remove as well for racing. > > Taking down the old furler, assembling the new one and installing it with a > new forestay was probably in the range of another $1,000 from the rigger (I > had some other work done too). > > As far as sails go I ordered a new genoa in January. I looked at North, UK, > Doyle, a local loft (Leitch & McBride) and a number of the online suppliers. > North had boat show pricing but the local loft matched that price and > provided a sail made locally. > > Interesting that the fall-season North Sails 'trade-in' program pricing was > substantially less than the mid-winter boat show pricing even though both > were identified as '20% off' (leading me to believe that the regional North > loft gets a lot better 'factory-supported' pricing for the trade-in program > than they can supply for boat show season). > > I also noted that some of the online sail companies give discounts for > multiple sails too. > > I'm not sure what other sales are available throughout the year, but it might > just be worth it to wait and buy your components as you can get the best > deals. > > Peter Fell > Sidney, BC > C&C 27 MkIII > > > -----Original Message----- From: Allen White via CnC-List > Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 7:17 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Furler Choice > > With much talk recently of the merits of a furling headsail, I have decided > to bite the bullet, install a new furler and have a new sail made for my 26. > Someone mentioned that they were quite pleased with their Superfurl. I seem > to get a different answer from each person I ask this question: > What is the best choice for a furler on a small boat? > > Allen > > Allen White > 1977 C & C 26 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
