Proud new owner of hull #9 here. First boat, first post.
My mainsail doesn't furl/unfurl as easily as I'd like. Looking closely at the furled sail inside the mast, I see that the foot furls on top of itself, so that the clew ends up at the base of the furled sale. This creates a thick spot that seems to rub on the inside of the mast, which doesn't seem right.
Catalina's sail diagram states that the angle between the luff and the foot should be 85-88 degrees. Mine behaves like this angle is 90 degrees. I've seen furled sails on other's boats where the foot spirals upward like a barber pole. This is what I'd intuitively expect from a sail cut at 85-88 degrees, and would eliminate the thick spot by creating a slight taper in the lower end of the furled sail.
Do you think my sail is furling incorrectly, or am I missing something?
Thanks for any advice (and for all the excellent posts already here!)
- Brad
My mainsail doesn't furl/unfurl as easily as I'd like. Looking closely at the furled sail inside the mast, I see that the foot furls on top of itself, so that the clew ends up at the base of the furled sale. This creates a thick spot that seems to rub on the inside of the mast, which doesn't seem right.
Catalina's sail diagram states that the angle between the luff and the foot should be 85-88 degrees. Mine behaves like this angle is 90 degrees. I've seen furled sails on other's boats where the foot spirals upward like a barber pole. This is what I'd intuitively expect from a sail cut at 85-88 degrees, and would eliminate the thick spot by creating a slight taper in the lower end of the furled sail.
Do you think my sail is furling incorrectly, or am I missing something?
Thanks for any advice (and for all the excellent posts already here!)
- Brad