Typhoon Weekender Rollerfurl

[George Loesel]

I am contemplating installing a rollerfurl on my weekender.
Question 1. Should I use my existing genoa and have it recut to use on the furler or should I take the opportunity to get an even larger genoa cut.
Question 2....The other day I was following a Pierson Ensign, a 23 or 24 ft boat and he could point 5 to 10 degrees higher than I could into the wind.....any tips for me on how to tune the rigging in order to eek out a few more degrees of pointing?????

Thanks in advance.....George



gloesel@concentric.net

[mark kotapka]

I know a friend who installed a rollerfurler from Cruising Designs Inc.(model 2?). She had her existing genoa cut and it seems to work fine.

I am contemplating installing a rollerfurl on my weekender.

Question 1. Should I use my existing genoa and have it recut to use on the furler or should I take the opportunity to get an even larger genoa cut.
Question 2....The other day I was following a Pierson Ensign, a 23 or 24 ft boat and he could point 5 to 10 degrees higher than I could into the wind.....any tips for me on how to tune the rigging in order to eek out a few more degrees of pointing?????

Thanks in advance.....George

makota@pahosp.com

[Ron Fitzpatrick]

George,

I have a CDI FlexFurling system on my Typhoon Weekender. My old genoa was pretty tired, so I had a new one made which has a foam insert sewn into the luff. The foam is intended to give the sail something to wrap around when I shorten the jib to about the size of a working jib or storm jib. The system works well, especially since I do a lot of single-handed sailing. But, when the wind pipes up and you shorten the jib, you're gonna fall even farther behind that Pearson/Ensign with a furling jib, because of the sheet block location for the furling system. If you were changing to a smaller "hanked-on" jib, you could run the sheets to a block on the cabin roof and haul the jib closer to the center of the boat, which allows you to point a bit higher. I suspect that you could rig some type of snatch block to grab the jib sheets and bring them closer to center, but I still doubt that you'll catch that Pearson. I think he's got a fin keel, which is almost always quicker and points higher than the Typhoon's full keel.

Good Luck



rjfitz@worldpath.net

[Harris]

Just a finer entry and longer waterline.

George,

I have a CDI FlexFurling system on my Typhoon Weekender. My old genoa was pretty tired, so I had a new one made which has a foam insert sewn into the luff. The foam is intended to give the sail something to wrap around when I shorten the jib to about the size of a working jib or storm jib. The system works well, especially since I do a lot of single-handed sailing. But, when the wind pipes up and you shorten the jib, you're gonna fall even farther behind that Pearson/Ensign with a furling jib, because of the sheet block location for the furling system. If you were changing to a smaller "hanked-on" jib, you could run the sheets to a block on the cabin roof and haul the jib closer to the center of the boat, which allows you to point a bit higher. I suspect that you could rig some type of snatch block to grab the jib sheets and bring them closer to center, but I still doubt that you'll catch that Pearson. I think he's got a fin keel, which is almost always quicker and points higher than the Typhoon's full keel.

Good Luck

hg@myhost.com

[Jon Larson]

Indeed, is not the Pearson Ensign yet another design from our beloved Carl Alberg??

Jon Larson
Cape Dory 30 PERI
San Francisco Bay

Just a finer entry and longer waterline.

George,

I have a CDI FlexFurling system on my Typhoon Weekender. My old genoa was pretty tired, so I had a new one made which has a foam insert sewn into the luff. The foam is intended to give the sail something to wrap around when I shorten the jib to about the size of a working jib or storm jib. The system works well, especially since I do a lot of single-handed sailing. But, when the wind pipes up and you shorten the jib, you're gonna fall even farther behind that Pearson/Ensign with a furling jib, because of the sheet block location for the furling system. If you were changing to a smaller "hanked-on" jib, you could run the sheets to a block on the cabin roof and haul the jib closer to the center of the boat, which allows you to point a bit higher. I suspect that you could rig some type of snatch block to grab the jib sheets and bring them closer to center, but I still doubt that you'll catch that Pearson. I think he's got a fin keel, which is almost always quicker and points higher than the Typhoon's full keel.

Good Luck

jon9@ix.netcom.com

[Ron Fitzpatrick]

Indeed, is not the Pearson Ensign yet another design from our beloved Carl Alberg??

Just a finer entry and longer waterline.

Well then, perhaps there's a chance for you to catch that Ensign after all. But, you'll still have to bring that jib sheet in close.

Thanks for the corrections.

Ron Fitzpatrick
Typhoon Weekender
Plumb Krazy (#48)



rjfitz@worldpath.net