furling genoa

[keith]

as i rigged my new '77 CD25 i found that the furling genoa is attached only at the bow plate and to the forestay by a wrap around clip and is taken up by the jib halyard. No way could i pull the luff taught; so; the luff line is a pleasant curve that sways back and forth. This just doesn't look right...hope someone can either reassure me or set me straight. I just cannot see any other way to set it up.



aurora@capital.net

[Ed Haley]

I'm not sure which furler you have set up on your boat but most furlers have a pair of grooves in a tube that surrounds the headstay. The tube extends the full length between the drum and the top of the headstay. The rope luff of the sail is slid into one groove or the other as the sail is hoisted by the jib halyard. Thus, the entire luff of the sail is supported by and held within this groove.



eghaley@dreamscape.com

[Neil Gordon]

If you don't have a groove for the bolt rope, and just have the stay, then you have an old style furler. I had one on LIQUIDITY and it's impossible to get the genoa tight.

The old furler has since been replaced with a CDI furler... you get better tension and, as a result, can point a little higher.

Regards, Neil
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167



neil@nrgordon.com