Anyone put a Furling Kit on a Oday 22?

Joe11688 · Mar 14, 2010

Adam P said:
I have a 1978 O day 22 and I am interested in putting a Furling Kit on it. But to be honest with you I have no idea which one I should go with. I have seen some at the local store I frequent, but I would like some suggestions from you guys on what to go with. Or even if I really should put one on. I trailer the boat quite a bit and I don't know how long it will make my set up time. I am willing to sacrifice some time but I would still like to keep efficiency. I also would like to continue to be able to go out by myself if I feel the urge. So any suggestions you guys have I would really appreciate. Do any of you have a roller furling on a trailer sailer? I should add that I am a fairly active 30 year old, if that effects your thoughts on how capable I mite be at setting up alone.

Thank You

Adam,
I bought a CDI FF-2 Roller Reefing Furler about three years ago for my 86 O'Day 222 and I love it. I recommend this furler highly and if you decide to buy one you should get it without ball bearings. The flat washer that rides under the drum is sufficient for boats of this size. You can probably buy a furler with a Gennie made for it at a good price. Your Fore stay should have regular turnbuckle toggles with toggle straps at both ends to allow for excess movement of the stay. This is very important. Will it make mast raising/lowering set up time longer? Yes it will. You would be wise to build a Gin Pole and use pivot bridles and temporary stabilizer stays (Baby Stays). Where you are young, you can probably raise your mast with no problem all by yourself without this stuff, but once you get a furler, it's going to be a whole different ball game. Just the weight of the furler alone could throw the mast off balance and cause it to go over sideways and break off the cabin. I'm able to get my mast with furler attached, up or down by myself with no problem, but I no longer trailer so I'm only doing it a couple of times a year. Check out my "Owner's Photos" under "Trinkka" on this site for pictures of my roller furler.
Joe

Joe11688 · Mar 15, 2010

Adam P said:
Joe,

Thank you for the fast reply. That is good advice. I never thought about the possibilities of it breaking off the cabin. I will definitely do some research on all you listed. I did look at your pictures and they well listed, I will probably use them as references in the future. I am new to the game and appreciate the advise. Nice looking boat! Thank You

Adam

It was my pleasure Adam! They do have roller furlers on the market that use a small drum and a swivel on the Jib halyard for a regular hanked on conventional Jib or Gennie. My boat came through with one supplied by Schaeffer and I really didn't care for it much. It doesn't reef. You either run the whole sail or you roll it up. Some other company might make a better product than the one I had. The one thing about furlers is; you need to have a UV shield sewn into the sail for when it's furled, or your sail is only going to last about three years. If you're going to do a lot of trailer sailing, you may want to got this route because there's no heavy drum and long vinyl luff to contend with in mast raising/lowering. Both the drum and halyard swivel get installed after the mast is up. I think that some guys who have them, seem to like them. There should be something in the archives on this subject under "Trailer Sailors" that was posted last year. Good luck!
Joe

Yves12281 · Mar 19, 2010

Trinkka,

What are you calling toggle staps? I've purchased a new 150% genoa with CDI FF2 yesterday for my O'Day 23. I've googled it but could find it.

Tx

yves

Sailornels · Mar 19, 2010

I put a CDI FF-2 on my O'Day 23 over 15 years ago. Best thing I did for my boat! It works great. you will need to have your jib modified by a sailmaker. Don't forget to have a sun shade installed. Dacron does not stand up to sun exposure.

Joe11688 · Mar 19, 2010

Yves12281 said:
Trinkka,

What are you calling toggle straps? I've purchased a new 150% genoa with CDI FF2 yesterday for my O'Day 23. I've googled it but could find it.

Tx

yves

Yves,
If you have an O'Day 23 with tangs on your mast for your turnbuckle connections, you probably have the the toggles and straps already. Not so on my 1986 O'Day 222. My mast was built by Z-Spar with internal halyards and instead of the mast having tangs for the turnbuckle connections, my mast came through with slots for "T" ball fittings. So consequently, I had to install a stainless steel Dyer Mast tang for my fore stay to provide the necessary up and down, and side to side movement that your stay is going to get with a furler attached to it. A "T" ball fitting in a mast slot plate does not provide the side to side movement and the fitting will eventually break after a while causing the mast to fall aft. Check the CDI site and you can download the manual. They stay specifically that you need regular toggles and straps on both ends of the fore stay. Also, check out the e-catalog on page 40 of this site for a picture of the toggle and strap. http://www.csjohnson.com/
You're going to love that furler Yves. Good luck!
Joe

Yves12281 · Mar 22, 2010

Tx Trinkka Joe,

I had downloaded the CDI manual already. I went to the boat last weekend and removed the headstay. It had the proper toggle at both end already. I think it could be original to the boat. I'm having a new one made along with new back stay. It had the proper toggle at both end already.

Tx

Yves

Joe11688 · Mar 22, 2010

Yves12281 said:
Tx Trinkka Joe,

I had downloaded the CDI manual already. I went to the boat last weekend and removed the headstay. It had the proper toggle at both end already. I think it could be original to the boat. I'm having a new one made along with new back stay. It had the proper toggle at both end already.

Tx

Yves

That's good Yves. You're all set then. There was one thing that I did before I mounted my furler and I'm glad that I did it. Years ago, I installed an anchor roller on my bow and I wanted to make sure that I had enough space under the furler drum to be able to raise and lower my anchor. So what I did was install a 5" tang on my bow plate to raise the furler drum. I also use a press butt quick pin to attach my furler to it. I started off with a 5" tang and a friend of mine gave me part of an adjustable stay connector from his Mac 26. I had to cut it to get the right length for my stay. Then after I installed my furler, I had my Gennie converted over to fit the stay and the furler luff. This is something to think about now if you ever plan on installing an anchor roller.
Joe

Yves12281 · Mar 22, 2010

Tx Joe,

I don't plan on doing that in the near future. I'm saving my money to upgrade my boat in the next year or 2. My kids are getting older (4 and 9) and the 23' is getting smaller every year. I've had the boat 6 years now. I've replace the main sail last year and I am waiting for the headsail to be delivered soon. On the down side, there is still 2 feet of ice in the harbor.

Yves

Joe11688 · Mar 23, 2010

Yves, My kids never liked sailing all that much and my wife got cruised out years ago. So I really never needed anything larger than the 222. When I sail, my dog sails with me. My friend Wayne sails a Seaward 22 and his wife doesn't like sailing, so he sails alone most of the time. The bigger the boats, the more work and the more expense. If anything, sometimes I wish I had something smaller but then I couldn't bring all the stuff that I like to bring. I guess I can't have my cake and eat it too.
Joe

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