Installing roller fuller on CD30C stay sail keeping the club

[bfb]

Thinking of doing that what are some thoughts
Thanks in advance
Billy

[Jim Walsh]

When I bought Orion in 2006 she had a furling yankee and a hanked staysail. I sailed her that way till 2016 when I added a Harken roller reefing furler to the staysail. I like it….a lot. Very robust and it keeps me off the foredeck when I don’t really want to be there.
My preference has been to keep the club. Everyone has their own thoughts on this, some positive and some negative. I like the fact that I can furl my yankee and the rig is self tacking, allowing me to wander around easily looking for the best spot to drop the hook or to grab a mooring. Just turn the wheel, no need to tend sheets.
It’s also nice in the spring and fall when we have blustery weather. I just put a reef in the main and sail with the staysail and main only. Lazy mans daysailing suits me fine….at times.

Orion is a CD31 not a CD30 but the difference in rig is negligible.

[ghockaday]

I tried to get rid of the club, I can't get the sail shape I want. Experimented with sheets in different places to get good sail shape without the club. The sheets worked best on the cabin top. I was not willing to drill that many holes in the cabin top for the track. So I kept the club. If you work something out please post.

[bottomscraper]

On Mahalo CD36 we have roller furling on the staysail and we kept the club. We do have an outhaul that runs back to to the cockpit. Love it.

[Keith]

I added a furler to my stays'l as well and kept the boom. Outhaul comes back to the cockpit. My only comment is why didn't I do it sooner. You won't regret it!

Keith

[Keith]

Here’s a pic