Ticklers

May 2, 2012
276
Catalina 310 Toronto, Ontario
Does anyone happen to know where the Ticklers go on a Furling main sail. I'm about to remove my sail and would like to put some ticklers on before I store it away.
 
May 17, 2004
5,079
Beneteau Oceanis 37 Havre de Grace
Assuming you mean ticklers as another name for telltales - on our furling main we have 3 sets along the leech. Sometimes when the sail is furled you can see one straggling out the slot, but it never causes a problem.
 
Aug 2, 2009
641
Catalina 315 Muskegon
Yeah, like that. Three pairs along the leach. It's not rocket surgery. You can pretty much eyeball it.
 
Oct 22, 2014
21,110
CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
If we are talking telltales then it would help if there was a guide to help you.

Arvel Gentry applied aeronautical engineering to create a guide to sail trim using telltales.

I'd like to do two things in the following discussion. First, help you establish your own systematic approach to trimming the sails. Second, help you learn what the different sail adjustments actually are doing to your sails.
Photo 1 shows the telltale system I use.


See the attached document
 

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