I have a 1975 O'Day 25 with a jenny furler and live in the DC area. I keep the boat in the water in the winter. Do most sailors suggest removing the jenny furler for the winter? If so, how does one do this? It appears to be over the forestay.
Removing a Geno Furler
- Thread starter Ran-Dee18470
- Start date
- Status
It is over the forestay
The foil - the part that is over the fore stay - is not meant to be taken off once it is on. I assume you have taken the sail off, which is a good idea. I like to wrap up the drum and the part attached to the halyard with plastic so snow and ice can't get into the bearings. That should do you until spring.
The foil - the part that is over the fore stay - is not meant to be taken off once it is on. I assume you have taken the sail off, which is a good idea. I like to wrap up the drum and the part attached to the halyard with plastic so snow and ice can't get into the bearings. That should do you until spring.
re: Clarifying Challenge in removing foresail
Thanks for the response. No I have not taken the sail off, I do not know how. It appears to be on a sleeve that slides on over the furler tube like the way you put your arm into a long sleeve shirt. It seems the sleeve cannot glide over the spool at the bottom so must it come off the top of the furler by detaching the halyard?
Thanks for the response. No I have not taken the sail off, I do not know how. It appears to be on a sleeve that slides on over the furler tube like the way you put your arm into a long sleeve shirt. It seems the sleeve cannot glide over the spool at the bottom so must it come off the top of the furler by detaching the halyard?
Wow
Typically the luff of the jib has a small diameter rope sown into it from top to bottom. The foil, which covers the fore stay, has a groove in it that will accept the rope luff trapping the roped luff inside the foil similar to how the slides on the main sail are trapped inside the track built into your mast. It sounds like your setup is a jib with a pocket along the luff that surrounds the foil. I have never seen this and wonder how it can function as a furler. If I understand you correctly, the only way to deal with this is to disconnect the stay and slide the jib off. You will need to use the main halyard pulled to the forestay chainplate to support the mast as you disconnect the actual forestay in order to slide the jib off. At this point, look at the foil to see if you have slots in it so you can have your jib properly fitted for roller furling . You will need to visit a sail maker. If your foil has no slot, perhaps someone on this board is familiar with your system, as I am not.
Typically the luff of the jib has a small diameter rope sown into it from top to bottom. The foil, which covers the fore stay, has a groove in it that will accept the rope luff trapping the roped luff inside the foil similar to how the slides on the main sail are trapped inside the track built into your mast. It sounds like your setup is a jib with a pocket along the luff that surrounds the foil. I have never seen this and wonder how it can function as a furler. If I understand you correctly, the only way to deal with this is to disconnect the stay and slide the jib off. You will need to use the main halyard pulled to the forestay chainplate to support the mast as you disconnect the actual forestay in order to slide the jib off. At this point, look at the foil to see if you have slots in it so you can have your jib properly fitted for roller furling . You will need to visit a sail maker. If your foil has no slot, perhaps someone on this board is familiar with your system, as I am not.
re: wow
Thanks for the guidance. I probably have not assessed the the situation correctly. I will make a trip back to the boat and look more closely at the sail and expect that it is just as you have explained.
Thanks for the guidance. I probably have not assessed the the situation correctly. I will make a trip back to the boat and look more closely at the sail and expect that it is just as you have explained.
For Ran-Dee
While I think you'll be able to drop your roller furling sail with the advice you've gotten, if you have trouble let me know. I'd be glad to meet you at the Wash Sail Marina and give you a hand, if needed. I live about 20 min away.
While I think you'll be able to drop your roller furling sail with the advice you've gotten, if you have trouble let me know. I'd be glad to meet you at the Wash Sail Marina and give you a hand, if needed. I live about 20 min away.
Furler problems
Im not sure I understand the Question. Correct me if Im wrong but you say your jib is hoisted on the furler with a halyard and has a sleeve set up where the jib was slipped over the furler drum. Unless the sail has snaps on it similar to a storm jib that slips over a roller furled sail the only way to get it off is to undo the furler and pull it off from the bottom. be sure to tie the mast off foreward with your main halyard before you undo the furler.
Im not sure I understand the Question. Correct me if Im wrong but you say your jib is hoisted on the furler with a halyard and has a sleeve set up where the jib was slipped over the furler drum. Unless the sail has snaps on it similar to a storm jib that slips over a roller furled sail the only way to get it off is to undo the furler and pull it off from the bottom. be sure to tie the mast off foreward with your main halyard before you undo the furler.
detachable roller furling...
remember that roller furling units on trailerable sailboats are usually made with a one piece, flexible foil that is intregal with the forestay and is designed to be detached at the bottom, where the drum connects to the stemhead, so the mast can be lowered more easily. Some of these units, CDI for example, have an internal sail halyard built into the FOIL itself. You must determine the make of your furler, and the style of foil it uses. If the foil is a stiff, sectional tube you should be able to detach the SAIL from the drum and simply pull the sail down... after releasing the halyard of course. If you have what appears to be a single, one piece, flexible foil then look for an additional control line at the bottom of the sail's luff.
remember that roller furling units on trailerable sailboats are usually made with a one piece, flexible foil that is intregal with the forestay and is designed to be detached at the bottom, where the drum connects to the stemhead, so the mast can be lowered more easily. Some of these units, CDI for example, have an internal sail halyard built into the FOIL itself. You must determine the make of your furler, and the style of foil it uses. If the foil is a stiff, sectional tube you should be able to detach the SAIL from the drum and simply pull the sail down... after releasing the halyard of course. If you have what appears to be a single, one piece, flexible foil then look for an additional control line at the bottom of the sail's luff.
- Status