What kind of furler would you get?

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Dec 23, 2009
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Hunter 27_75-84 Oriental NC
I have a 84 H27 I am going to add a furler to the boat. My question is would you get one that replaces the stay or one that is held up by the halyard. What would your choice be and why? All reply's are greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance Lee
 
Aug 9, 2006
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Oday 34 La Salle, Mi
Hi Lee,
On my Catalina 27 I installed a schaefer CF-750, It was a easy install for me and just one buddy. It worked great for my needs , it was very reasonable to purchase. The only down fall is I couldn't reef with it. I had 3 reeefs in the main and would just roll up the head sail. I purchased it from www.sailcare.com I also sent them my only hank on, and them install a #6 luft tape.

Good luck and happy sailing

Pat
 
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Jun 30, 2004
886
Hunter 280 Lake Guntersville, AL
If price is a serious issue, it is hard to beat a CDI furler. Their system uses a foil that has it's own halyard and is reefable. They usually do not require any modifications to the headstay and can be installed at the dock with some friendly help. My only complaint with them is it is a PITA to change sails (but most sailors don't do that with a furling system anyway). If they look like a viable choice for you, I'd suggest you get the bearing option.

Check it out . . . . http://www.sailcdi.com/ffmain.htm
 
Jan 4, 2007
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Hunter 30 Centerport
I had the CDI furler with the poly extrusion that rides on the existing head stay. Inexpensive and easy to install (I did it myself) I agree that raising the sail was a pain but I only did that once a year, the extrusion has only 1 track so you can only sail with one headsail but then I've never flow 2 at one time. I think it would be hard to beat the CDI on an H 27
 
Jan 22, 2008
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TUNG HWA FANTASIA 35 MKII Miami, FL
none, a hanked on sail has better form and a roller reefed sail has terrible form and as you reef it the sail area goes higher and higher and further from the mast making the boat heel more when what you need in high winds is for it to heel less and also as the sail shortens going forward the center of effort moves forward getting you out of balance. what you want in high winds is the opposite, sails down low and close to the mast, and also what ends up being the tack is not reinforced to be a tack. also it makes me happy to be able to see the head stay. I know what condition it's in every time I sail.
 
Jan 22, 2008
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TUNG HWA FANTASIA 35 MKII Miami, FL
also I forgot to mention, not buying it saves you money and not having it saves you time on the maintenance. more time to go sailing.

my boat came with a harken furler and I took it off and sold it.
when I took it off I found the strands of the headstay with pitted corrosion at the swage so I replaced the head stay. now I have no worries about the head stay and
better sail shape on the jib.
 
Jun 2, 2004
5,802
Hunter 37-cutter, '79 41 23' 30"N 82 33' 20"W--------Huron, OH
For thirty years my H37C had a solid-rod furler, the rod is the forestay. This spring I will install all new rigging including a wire forestay. Over that forestay will go a new Harken Cruising 1 furler. I got a really good deal right here on SBO. I cannot imagine sailing a big boat without a furler. Enough that I have to hassle with the jib on my Highlander.
 

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Jun 14, 2004
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Hunter 28.5 Dataw Island, SC
I would second the CDI- for quality, convenience, reliability and value. True you will not be able to point as high as when one has a hanked on jib, but the convenience of a furler makes up the difference. I had a hanked on for about 25 yrs on the H28.5 - I'm pretty pleased with the CDI. You'll have some added expense to redo/modify theold hanked on jib with luff and tape.

As I learned on the 28.5 you can "hybrid" CDI's FF "X" kits - like getting an up-sized drum diameter which may give you easier torque on the furler- yet get the appropriate length of foilcoil for your forestay. Key to the correct drum is the diameter of the forestay turnbuckle and the drum clearances to slide over it- CDI will personally help you on that.
BTW- I hardly ever use my 110 jib partially furled- larger foresail may be another story.
 
Nov 18, 2010
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Catalina 310 Hingham, MA
I would recommend the Alado furled. We put one on our C&C 24 and loved it. It is similar to the Cdi but can go up without stepping the mast or removing the stay and the foil is high quality aluminum not plastic.
 
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