Just an update on the mainsail furling problem.
Spoke to the Neil Pryde loft earlier this week. He advised that the sail did not need to be recut (the main is 6 years old with light use). However, he did advise converting to Neil Pryde's reconfigured batten pockets with the thinner vertical battens. They are also doing some maintenance on the leach and replacing the sacrificial UV sun cover on the aft end of the sail. Should get the sail back in time to reinstall next weekend, weather permitting.
The US Spars furler has been rebuilt with new bearings and new furling line. Should be good to go.
PS: One thing that the loft mentioned to me that is quite obvious; however, I have never
noted this myself nor heard from anyone else, pay attention to the leach line. If you
tension it while sailing, be sure to release the leach line prior to furling. With a lot of
tension on the leach, it will tend to bunch up when furling. Just something else that
could cause a problem when unfurling the main.
Spoke to the Neil Pryde loft earlier this week. He advised that the sail did not need to be recut (the main is 6 years old with light use). However, he did advise converting to Neil Pryde's reconfigured batten pockets with the thinner vertical battens. They are also doing some maintenance on the leach and replacing the sacrificial UV sun cover on the aft end of the sail. Should get the sail back in time to reinstall next weekend, weather permitting.
The US Spars furler has been rebuilt with new bearings and new furling line. Should be good to go.
PS: One thing that the loft mentioned to me that is quite obvious; however, I have never
noted this myself nor heard from anyone else, pay attention to the leach line. If you
tension it while sailing, be sure to release the leach line prior to furling. With a lot of
tension on the leach, it will tend to bunch up when furling. Just something else that
could cause a problem when unfurling the main.