I am considering adding a CDI furler with a new 135% furling genoa jib. Currently I have a 155% that is hanked on. It tends to get hung up on the bow pulpit at times. It is my understanding that if you decrease the size of a new furling sail you will have better furling and performance. Is this correct? Any comments or suggestions for this model furler and sail would be appreciated in that I only want to do this once and be happy. Thanks Jim
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Hi I have a H23 and just bought a CDI roller furling and am finding that I have to do alot to get it on there correctly. I need to have a whole new front forestay and its just been a headache. I would just suggest you talk to a rigger before buying a furling unit. Just my 2cents. -Jeff
Hi I have a H23 and just bought a CDI roller furling and am finding that I have to do alot to get it on there correctly. I need to have a whole new front forestay and its just been a headache. I would just suggest you talk to a rigger before buying a furling unit. Just my 2cents. -Jeff
JR, you are partially correct.
Make sure you adequately size the furler unit to your boat size and displacement. A lot of the initial resistance to furl and unfurl the headsail comes from the length of the luff of the headsail and that will be constant whether it is a 100%, a 135% or a 150%. So both sails will take pretty much the same amount of force to start the turning motion. Obviously with less canvas the 135% will take less turns and should be slightly lighter once it gets going. The real advantage of the 135% will be in sail shape. A 150% furl reefed to approximately 135% will not produce nearly the same power as a fully deployed 135%. I guess the deciding factor in sail selection really should be the prevalent wind speeds in your area and your type of sailing. I believe the 135% is an excellent choice for comfortable cruising.
Make sure you adequately size the furler unit to your boat size and displacement. A lot of the initial resistance to furl and unfurl the headsail comes from the length of the luff of the headsail and that will be constant whether it is a 100%, a 135% or a 150%. So both sails will take pretty much the same amount of force to start the turning motion. Obviously with less canvas the 135% will take less turns and should be slightly lighter once it gets going. The real advantage of the 135% will be in sail shape. A 150% furl reefed to approximately 135% will not produce nearly the same power as a fully deployed 135%. I guess the deciding factor in sail selection really should be the prevalent wind speeds in your area and your type of sailing. I believe the 135% is an excellent choice for comfortable cruising.
It is easy to install a CDI roller Furling System
I installed a CDI Furler with a 135% Genoa and removed the hanked on 150% Jib. It is easy to do. The CDI furler has a flexible luff suiteable for Trailerable Boats. The headstay feeds throught the luff, so no new headstray is needed. Mauri Sails is where you go. They emailed me photots of how to install. You will not have to bring down the mast if you know the lenght of the headstay. Good luck.
I installed a CDI Furler with a 135% Genoa and removed the hanked on 150% Jib. It is easy to do. The CDI furler has a flexible luff suiteable for Trailerable Boats. The headstay feeds throught the luff, so no new headstray is needed. Mauri Sails is where you go. They emailed me photots of how to install. You will not have to bring down the mast if you know the lenght of the headstay. Good luck.
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This last spring, I installed a CDI FF7 on my Hunter 30. I installed it with the mast up and had no major problems with the headstay. The unit has performed very well in both light and heavy winds of Lake Michigan. By fabricating a leader at our local West Marine, I was also able to run the genoa up the furler just enough to avoid chafe on the bow pulpit. One problem that I encountered was the inability of the unit to be mounted at the very tip of the headstay deck bracket without running into the pulpit. By moving the forsay back a bit, I was able to avoid this problem. However, I needed to reinforce the deck plate with beefier bolts, along with a stout aluminum backing plate. The CDI unit is perfectly suited for this type of vessel and the exciting conditions of offshore sailing on Lake Michigan.
This last spring, I installed a CDI FF7 on my Hunter 30. I installed it with the mast up and had no major problems with the headstay. The unit has performed very well in both light and heavy winds of Lake Michigan. By fabricating a leader at our local West Marine, I was also able to run the genoa up the furler just enough to avoid chafe on the bow pulpit. One problem that I encountered was the inability of the unit to be mounted at the very tip of the headstay deck bracket without running into the pulpit. By moving the forsay back a bit, I was able to avoid this problem. However, I needed to reinforce the deck plate with beefier bolts, along with a stout aluminum backing plate. The CDI unit is perfectly suited for this type of vessel and the exciting conditions of offshore sailing on Lake Michigan.
Have the CDI FF6 on H27
and I am very happy with it after my first season of primarily coastal daysailing with a 110% jib. Make sure you get the bearings if they are an option to the model you are selecting. As far as the smaller the genny the better it works when furled question, I have heard that as well. The sail is said to keep it's shape better. I haven't had enough experience to know if this is true but it sounds reasonable. I will be going to a 135% genny for next year. Have you looked at thesailwarehouse.com? The have pretty good prices. (I have no affiliation with them but did buy my CDI furler from them.)
and I am very happy with it after my first season of primarily coastal daysailing with a 110% jib. Make sure you get the bearings if they are an option to the model you are selecting. As far as the smaller the genny the better it works when furled question, I have heard that as well. The sail is said to keep it's shape better. I haven't had enough experience to know if this is true but it sounds reasonable. I will be going to a 135% genny for next year. Have you looked at thesailwarehouse.com? The have pretty good prices. (I have no affiliation with them but did buy my CDI furler from them.)
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