As I have been till now. I like the “idea” of an easily reefed headsail from 150-just a sliver. But the condition of this sail from being stored on the Furler in the elements has me wondering if the best way to store it till the next sail is to bring it down and fold it till the next sail.We're hank-on people. Headsails folded, bagged, and stowed. We currently carry four in total.
I like that, not the cheapest. I used to race Lightning’s and we bagged the mast after every race. Nice way to tidy up the stays, and keep the halyards protected too. So till I learn to sew, off they come. (Yeah I did know it.) but now I have another project!No better photos right handy here, but I sewed up a cover that slips over the furled headsail on our V17. it gets installed as we break down each day. the first couple feet of cover form a closed tube that slips over the furler spool end. the rest of the cover is open on the side and just gets wrapped around the sail and a tie every few feet along the stowed mast. this provides very good protection wile trailering, as well as winter storage under the boat port. the 4' section of pvc supports the portion of the sail/furler that hangs out over the end of the crutch.
Doing it this way takes an extra few minutes at the ramp, but that's more than made up for by having the furled headsail on and ready to go when she hits the water.
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Except for that one extra period, looks perfect to me.Ps. Sorry if there are typos. Damned auto correction.
JSG, still sorting through the above "perfection"! Still can't find the extra period. It's all good, though.little I’ll
Yah, she edited it out, but you're right. Ill or I'll.It's all good, though.
A method I've been using which helps keep the roller furler from flopping off to the side onto the spreaders is to fashion up a large shock-cord "rubberband," tied between the roller furler drum and the bow pulpit or trailer part.The added weight of the furler and sail requires special arrangements when mast raising. The furler has a tendency to slide to one side, hitting the spreader, which rotates the mast. but that can be prevented if you know how.
I've had it about 15 months, and I'm very happy with it! It's fun to sail, and because it's fast it can cover a lot of territory on a day sail or an extended cruise. The cabin is not very big inside, but it's huge on the outside.@DrJudyB has an F24 ? I'm green with envy.
No drain holes, but if the sail were to get wet for any reason it would have to be unfurled and dried asap anyway.@RussC 's idea of a cover seems like a good option.
Russ, does that PVC pipe support have drain holes on the bottom ?
I'm visualizing a bag with a gap/slot along the bottom for much of it's length, which seems like water would drive it's way in on the highway in the rain. Moreso when it's sitting in a curved pipe. ?No drain holes, but if the sail were to get wet for any reason it would have to be unfurled and dried asap anyway.