Typhoon CDI roller furler and boomkicker

[bamabratsche]

Selling a CDI roller furler from the Typhoon WE I just purchased. It's in excellent condition and I believe it was only installed last season. Call me crazy but I just prefer the flexibility of being able to change headsails and the lower maintenance....

I also have a brand new, in-the-box Boomkicker (model K0500) that the previous owner was going to install but I have decided not to use.

I can definitely ship the Boomkicker and probably the roller furler as well, but have not investigated how much either would cost.

[Dick Villamil]

Before you sell your roller furler consider the ease of furling the genny or jib and the fact that you do not have to go up on the fore deck to gather in the sail etc. After I installed mine I really appreciated the ease with which I could sail up to the mooring or dock without having the sail in the way. That lil boat really is easier to handle without venturing up to the foredeck - drop the main and use the foresail for power - then furl it at the last minute and ghost up to the dock. I saved the oiginal forestay so I could reinstall it just to use the hanked-on jib - that was years ago and I haven't yet done it The furler also has its own forestay - the original was replaced with the newler. As for the boom kicker - I just installed an adjustable topping lift to replace the need to clip the boom to the back stay - much better.

[Steve Laume]

When I was sailing the Typhoon I really enjoyed being able to pick the right sail from the three we carried on board. I believe there were only a couple of occasions where sail changes were needed during the a sail. On light days the 165 really moved the boat. On windy days we went with the working jib and didn't suffer from the misshapen form of a partially rolled up sail. We also had a 135 to fill out the inventory. I found the TY to be a pretty stable platform on which to change head sails. They are also small and light enough to deal with easily.

The boom kicker might work but a proper topping lift will make life very easy for you. The pig tail on the back stay was good to secure the boom while on the mooring but worthless beyond that, Steve.

[Markst95]

Are you Selling the Sail with it?

[agogates]

How much are you asking?Is the sail included?
Thanks, Andy

[bamabratsche]

The roller furler is sold, thanks for all inquiries!

Regarding sail choice, since I'll be sailing on the Chesapeake (i.e. many days with almost no wind) I'm looking at getting at 165 or larger--maybe a nylon hank-on drifter--in addition to the 135. But I've also found that a single-reefed main and working jib make the ride very comfortable when things do start blowing hard.

Basically, I want to be able to get out and have an enjoyable day in the widest range of conditions possible, and in my experience performance really deteriorates when you start "reefing" a roller furling headsail. Plus, I've seen a number of occasions where the furling line jams and the sail won't roll up, and would rather just rig a downhaul in case I need to drop everything quickly. I subscribe to the "KISS" philosophy...

[svreleaseme]

Is the boom kicker still for sale. Please contact me via pm.