don't like my head sail roller furling system
I have a 1989 42' 3-cabin with a Hood 915 Seafurl LD roller furling setup. This system has a continuous loop of line which, when tensioned, is pinched in the drum and allows to bring the sail in. It...
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Scott, Line drive furler (as you've seen) is primarily for furling, not reefing. Short of replacing the furler, you'll need to find a way to lock the drum into position. Melelana's a 1990, #175 and...
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Larry: Thanks. My previous system was on a Beneteau 32 and was a reefing system. I guess the Seafurl is a all out-all in design. Boy, I sure like the ability to control the size of my sails in heavy...
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You might be interested in the fact that Hood is now offering a substantial savings on new Hood furlers to owners of older furlers. A friend of mine recently contacted Hood about the problems he was...
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Scott, Hood also sells an upgrade kit to convert from a line drive to a furler. Check it out at www.pompanette.com Gerry Ragtime C42 #108
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I used the continuous line Seafurl system on an old Lancer 25 some years ago. I seat a cleat or clam cleat that let me lock down on both lines to inhibit the unfurling to the specifc point that I...
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Scott, By pure stupidity we replaced our outhaul with a 1/2" line and noticed the "pinch" We're going to replace the line with 3/8". Should help. Works as a solid reef however. We use the aft cleat to...
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Just ordered a SL upgrade from Pompanette for $600. Let you know how it works. Scott
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