Hello All,
I will be replacing my Sterns furler. Does anyone know the length of the forestay for a 1980 365 sloop? Does anyone know of problems with a Schaeffer, Profurl, or Hood furler?
I like the 10 yr warranty of Profurl.
Thanks, and Happy New Year,
Carl
"Sea Hiker" #302
Carl- Don't know why you are replacing your Stearns, but you can rebuild it with parts and instructions from Rig-rite. I did and it was a simple project. If you need forestay length, why not measure the Stearns unit and have your rigger figure the length with the turnbuckle? Jim
Any rigger can help you measure up a forestay and make it up for you. When I replaced my Stearns DynaFurler I looked at all of those brands but went with a Harken Cruising 2 and have been very glad that I did. It's gotten me to Grenada from the Chesapeake and after I get back from my trip to Australia it may have the chance to take me further.
Happy New Year to all.
Dirk
Carl,
I went with the Hood Sea Furl-5 H325 8 years ago and I am very happy it... The look is a little dated but the Lifetime warranty sold me. Of course I am not sure what the lifetime really means
http://www.sailingseadragon.com/Rigging.htm
Garner
I have resisted the temptation to invest in a roller-snarler. that said, I will probably remain a hank-on sailor till the day I die. Always was. Nothing more exciting than hanking up a storm jib on a pitching deck. Aye? Once its up, there is the added security of knowing there is nothing to go wrong. Argh! And a happy new year to yee all.
Pete S/V Tartanic old hull # 6
Pete,
If my boat did not come with a furler, I would not have one. I owned a Sabre 28 that had a #1, #2 with a reef point, a #3 and a storm jib. A Sabre 28 is a tender boat that needs to be reefed and reefed early.
The #2 was really nice because if the wind built it could be slabbed down very quickly. Because the boat was tender, I used every headsail in that inventory all the time. The storm jib was out of the bag often.
Having to select a jib forces one to think about what is was doing wind wise, what it is currently doing, and what it might do. There is no question that a hank on headsail makes one a better sailor. I never "furl" a roller furling headsail partially, its on or off, nothing in between. Nothing ruins a headsail faster than partial furling it in my opinion. The shape sucks as the draft goes forward and the pocket gets huge exactly the opposite of what you want when the wind pipes up.
Dale