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

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> 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
> 
> 
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