furling

Hi All Has anyone had the mast base plate replaced on their H49? Ours has developed a crack on the side. Trying to figure out how its all put together and if access under the deck is required. It looks like a plate is attached to the deck and then the mast base plate is attached to that. Any...

Greetings fellow sailers. Have just acquired a '87 Hunter 31 with what I have investigated as a CDI 'the reefer r.8'. Mine (pictured) is missing the top part which causes the reefing line to try and wind up the forestay. 2 part plastic. Diameter of my bottom spool is approx. 9". Already...

I have always have difficulty getting my main sail furled all the way into my mast. It unfurls fine but does not furl without significant pressure and winching

Hello all!! I am thinking of modifying my cutter rig by putting a furler on the stay'sl. modifying the stay is the easy part of course deciding whether to keep the boom or not is the question. As I see it, if I keep the boom, it stays self-tending but how do I arrange the lines to allow for...

good morning fellow sailors! Yesterday we finally managed to put Egret in the water and enjoyed a wonderful day sailing on lake St. Louis near Montreal. The wind was a little funny ranging from 15 to 24 kts so, being rather new at sailing and needing the practice we decided to try reefing...

Hey everybody, about three months ago, I bought a 1990 Macgregor 26s, and the furler drum needs a new top plastic peice in order for it to properly function. The furler is a CDI Flexible Headsail Furler FF2. So far I have only been able to find the entire furler for sale, but I just need that...