Full Batten Main Roller Furling Jamming
Would like to start a discussion on others experiences and best practices.
So I have a H 38 with the Doyle full batten main installed. I had a lot of trouble with it jamming. I finally had UK Halsey in Kemah Texas rework the sail. I had them put a batten in each pocket that only covers the roach area. The battens are around 12 feet long max. This has worked great. No more screwing around with topping lifts and boom vangs when furling.
Has anyone else tried this? I noticed that on the new Hunters they got away from the full vertical battens and went to a roach length only system. What is the down side? I do not think there is one.
Would like to start a discussion on others experiences and best practices.
So I have a H 38 with the Doyle full batten main installed. I had a lot of trouble with it jamming. I finally had UK Halsey in Kemah Texas rework the sail. I had them put a batten in each pocket that only covers the roach area. The battens are around 12 feet long max. This has worked great. No more screwing around with topping lifts and boom vangs when furling.
Has anyone else tried this? I noticed that on the new Hunters they got away from the full vertical battens and went to a roach length only system. What is the down side? I do not think there is one.
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