I did that by eye and it seemed to work pretty well but, when Tom gave such a
precise angle I thought he had some way of aligning perfectly! (or I was
hoping!) Danny
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From: Andrew Burton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List Schaefer in-boom furling
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 13:54:59 -0500
Danny,
If the wind-up of the bolt rope on the boom is working aft, the aft end of the
boom is too high, if it's working forward, the aft end of the boom is too low.
You want the sail to furl so the bolt rope lays almost, but not quite on top of
itself.
AndyC&C 40Peregrine
On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 1:47 PM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Tom thanks for the reply! How do you set the angle? Thanks also for fixing the
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From: Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Date: 11/13/2015 12:28 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Tom Buscaglia <t...@sv-alera.com>
Subject: Stus-List Schaefer in-boom furling
Danny
The PO bought the boom for us, along with an electric winch for the mail
halyard/furling line. Unfortunately, he went with a crappy loft for the
mainsail. As a result, I had to have the main rebuilt twice since we got Alera
in 2012. Batten ends were too far off the luff tape and the batten angles were
all off. So, I'm not sure I have had the full benefit of the rig yet. But I'm
pretty sure I will going forward.
That said, here are a few things I have learned.
Furling is a joy. Just reef down one batten at a time.
The rigid vans limits the ability to tune the main. But, my furling in the mail
without slacking the halyard you can flatten the sail nicely.
Also, adjusting the curve of the mast w a baby stay or adjustable back stays
works some too.
Speaking of the vang, make sure you hit the 87 degree angle dead on. Otherwise
the sail will bunch and the battens will not roll into the boom correctly.
Lynn and I double Alera all the time and I think this will allow us to stay
sailing into our 70's.
Tom B
Tom Buscaglia
S/V Alera
1990 C&C 37+/40
Vashon WA
P 206.463.9200
> On Nov 13, 2015, at 5:44 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote:
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> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 13:42:27 GMT
> From: "Danny Haughey" <djhaug...@juno.com>
> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> Subject: Re: Stus-List Not What I Ordered - was New Sails TODAY!!!
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> Hi Tom, How long have you had that Sheafer boom furler? I have one on my
> "new to me" boat. I've only been able to use it about 3 times but, so far I
> really love it! It had not been exercised in a few years and they left it
> with the sail rolled up in it year after year so it seemed a bit stiff but
> began to work more easily each time. The main sail seems to be pretty new.
> It has a neil pryde main sail on it. When you look at the videos of the
> booom furler on the Shaefer site you can see the Neil Pryde logo on the sail
> on their demonstration boat. I was assuming Sheafer made some kind of deal
> with them. Any tips or tricks on using it? Danny
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