I am ashamed to say it but I have no idea how to attach a sail to a roller furling. 12 years of sailing and all I have ever used were hanked on headsails. Can you believe it? Does anyone know of a website I can visit to see how to properly do this.. or maybe a book. all of my sailing friends are out of town and I want to go sailing this Sunday after I get my mast put back up on Friday. Thanks for all the replies.
Roller furling
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Generally speaking, you can find the manuals on-line. For example, for a CDI furler, go to sailcdi.com and look under manuals. For the FF7 and FF9 model, it's here: http://www.sailcdi.com/sailpdf/FF7&9%20manual%204.04.pdf Pages 14-15 show how to raise the sail. I'm sure the other furler manufacturers have similar information, since raising the sail is a bit different for each kind. ON the CDI models, there is a plastic covering on the furler forestay that is slotted, the sail luff has a 'rib' that fits into the slot. The sail is hoisted either with the standard jib halyard or a furler-specific halyard (depending on model.) Once the sail is on, you go ahead and furl it up and you should be good to go. Good luck and have fun! Dave Crowley s/v Wind Dreamer
Generally speaking, you can find the manuals on-line. For example, for a CDI furler, go to sailcdi.com and look under manuals. For the FF7 and FF9 model, it's here: http://www.sailcdi.com/sailpdf/FF7&9%20manual%204.04.pdf Pages 14-15 show how to raise the sail. I'm sure the other furler manufacturers have similar information, since raising the sail is a bit different for each kind. ON the CDI models, there is a plastic covering on the furler forestay that is slotted, the sail luff has a 'rib' that fits into the slot. The sail is hoisted either with the standard jib halyard or a furler-specific halyard (depending on model.) Once the sail is on, you go ahead and furl it up and you should be good to go. Good luck and have fun! Dave Crowley s/v Wind Dreamer
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No Sweat! I assume you are talking about your roller furling jib. First, you have to make sure that there is a sufficient length of furling line inside of the lower furling drum -long enough to pull in or furl the sail (you adjust this later if necessary). Second, attach your jib sheets to the lower back corner of the sail and lead then down the sides of your boat. Then, you have to attach the top or pointy end of the jib to the bottom of a swivel device that slides up and down the headstay foil. The top of that device should then be attached to your jib halyard. The metal/plastic headstay foil should have one or more slots that run the full length of the foil. The bolt-rope on the leading edge of your jib should be fed into one of those slots starting at the bottom. There usualy is a C-shaped sail feeder near the lower furling drum that you can feed the bolt rope into, and this will help to guide the sail into the foil slot. Once this is all set up, raise the jib by pulling on the jib halyard and make it reasonably tight. Attach the forward bottom corner of the jib to the furling drum - usualy with a snap shackle device and you are done. You may have to adjust the amount of line in the drum so that is either long enough or does not overload the drum and jamb. Of course, some parts of this explaination may vary depending upon your particular furler. Happy sailing.
No Sweat! I assume you are talking about your roller furling jib. First, you have to make sure that there is a sufficient length of furling line inside of the lower furling drum -long enough to pull in or furl the sail (you adjust this later if necessary). Second, attach your jib sheets to the lower back corner of the sail and lead then down the sides of your boat. Then, you have to attach the top or pointy end of the jib to the bottom of a swivel device that slides up and down the headstay foil. The top of that device should then be attached to your jib halyard. The metal/plastic headstay foil should have one or more slots that run the full length of the foil. The bolt-rope on the leading edge of your jib should be fed into one of those slots starting at the bottom. There usualy is a C-shaped sail feeder near the lower furling drum that you can feed the bolt rope into, and this will help to guide the sail into the foil slot. Once this is all set up, raise the jib by pulling on the jib halyard and make it reasonably tight. Attach the forward bottom corner of the jib to the furling drum - usualy with a snap shackle device and you are done. You may have to adjust the amount of line in the drum so that is either long enough or does not overload the drum and jamb. Of course, some parts of this explaination may vary depending upon your particular furler. Happy sailing.
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You would be able to figure it all out just by looking at the parts, even if you were on a desert island. It's not essential, but if you have some dry lube spray, apply it to the area where the luff of the sail feeds into the slot - it will make raising the sail easier. BEFORE you start, spin the drum to put plenty of furling line on it, so that when time comes to furl the sail up, you can pull the furling line and the whole sail will furl up, not just part of it. When you furl or unfurl the sail, it really helps to have the forestay pretty tight, so if you have a masthead rig with a backstay tensioner, tension it up. The foil does not like to rotate around a slack forestay.
You would be able to figure it all out just by looking at the parts, even if you were on a desert island. It's not essential, but if you have some dry lube spray, apply it to the area where the luff of the sail feeds into the slot - it will make raising the sail easier. BEFORE you start, spin the drum to put plenty of furling line on it, so that when time comes to furl the sail up, you can pull the furling line and the whole sail will furl up, not just part of it. When you furl or unfurl the sail, it really helps to have the forestay pretty tight, so if you have a masthead rig with a backstay tensioner, tension it up. The foil does not like to rotate around a slack forestay.
I find that every year when I do this it really helps to do it on a very still day with next to no wind. I also have to attach a screwdriver to the line to act as a handle for the last few feet which can be tough even with a lubricated track and a windless day.
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