Re: roller furling

Eric Pederson (eric@winternet.com)
Tue, 11 May 1999 13:04:20 -0500 (CDT)

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It has been rumored that james.r.sinclair@exgate.tek.com said:
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> A few weeks ago someone posted a reference to an inexpensive roller furling
> system in the Defender Marine Outfitter catalog (Barton #B42335 on page
> 326). I've studied the catalog and done what I think is a pretty extensive
> search on the web but I'm still looking for a good description (and pictures
> would be nice) of how it works. How to rig and use it. Do many of you with
> P19s have roller furling on your headsails? What do you think of them? Is
> it worth the cost? (both $ and rigging/unrigging trouble)
> As always, thanks for your thoughts and advice.

I have roller furling and love it. In my opinion, it does not add much to
the rigging process. On the contrary, the extra time it takes to connect
the furler to the mast is less than the time it takes to hank-on a jib.

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Eric L. Pederson
P-19 #970, Necessity
Bloomington, MN

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