Staysail roller furling on CD30 cutter

[Don Metznik]

I am thinking about installing a roller furler to replace my hanked on staysail on my CD30 Cutter. Does anyone have any advice regarding its installation, and the way the sail would operate? For example, how would it operate with the boom, or is that not an option? What is the best way to run the lines? Thanks Don.



dmetznic@ix.netcom.com

[Joe Brown]

Hi, Don: There's an excellent description with drawings of what you are trying to do at this web page: http://www.paw.com/sail/harken/jibs.htm
You can run either a standard jib or roller furling jib on a self-tending boom. Might check this out.



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[Geoff Safron]

Hi, Don;
I'm curious—what do you have for a gennie? I have my 150 gennie (well, actually, it's probably more like 140 after adapting it to the furler) fitted with a Harken 2000, and I find I rarely take the cover off the stays'l anymore; and every time I start to feel guilty and try to use it, it seems the two fores'ls just end up blanketing each other. Except for having to partially furl the gennie sometimes to tack it around the baby stay, it's darned close to self-tending. If you've got one like mine, tell me, what wind conditions do you find it useful to use both?

Sign me "A Cutter Wasted"...Geoff



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[Don Metznik]

Geoff,
I've actually used the yankee instead of replacing the head sail with a genoa. I have thought about getting a 150 for the head sale but I like the idea of having the yankee and staysail combination. I've also heard that having a genoa makes it tough tacking. Being that I sail on the Great South Bay off Long Island I could use a genoa up front but for now will rely on both the yankee and staysail. Together they seem to do well in moderate wind conditions.

-Don

Hi, Don;
I'm curious—what do you have for a gennie? I have my 150 gennie (well, actually, it's probably more like 140 after adapting it to the furler) fitted with a Harken 2000, and I find I rarely take the cover off the stays'l anymore; and every time I start to feel guilty and try to use it, it seems the two fores'ls just end up blanketing each other. Except for having to partially furl the gennie sometimes to tack it around the baby stay, it's darned close to self-tending. If you've got one like mine, tell me, what wind conditions do you find it useful to use both?

Sign me "A Cutter Wasted"...Geoff

dmetznic@ix.netcom.com

[Chris]

Geoff - I have all three (Yankee, Staysail and 150 genoa) and share in your experience, to an extent. I find the high cut of the Yankee provides better forward visibility which I prefer in congested areas (most weekends in New York). The Yankee also tacks over much easier than the 150 which often needs to be walked or partially furled. The low level of the staysail compliments the high Yankee very well. If I am on an extended tack in lighter wind while cruising I change to the 150 genoa and drop the staysail. I have found the staysail to be ineffective while flying the 150.

Hi, Don;
I'm curious—what do you have for a gennie? I have my 150 gennie (well, actually, it's probably more like 140 after adapting it to the furler) fitted with a Harken 2000, and I find I rarely take the cover off the stays'l anymore; and every time I start to feel guilty and try to use it, it seems the two fores'ls just end up blanketing each other. Except for having to partially furl the gennie sometimes to tack it around the baby stay, it's darned close to self-tending. If you've got one like mine, tell me, what wind conditions do you find it useful to use both?

Sign me "A Cutter Wasted"...Geoff