[Rhodes22-list] Roller furling - wrap direction

[Mark Kaynor]

Michael,

I had a feeling this might get confusing to me. Are you saying

A) the sail feeds onto the roll from the starboard side, meaning that the UV
protection is on the starboard side and furler is turning counter-clockwise
(looking down at the furler) when the furling line is pulled? or

B) the furling line is rolling off the spool on the starboard side, turning
the furler clockwise? or

C) something else entirely.

Mark



----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Roller furling - wrap direction


> I might be very wong here, but I always seen the roll feed on that
startboard side which does imply a direction.
>
> MJM
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
> To: <Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 12:00 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Roller furling - wrap direction
>
>
> Does anyone know if there's a "standard" wrap direction for roller
furling? I'm asking because I may need to go back to my sailmaker
> with a complaint.
>
> With our (circa 1988?) Lee Sails 175% genoa, when the furling line is
pulled, the furler turns counter-clockwise looking down at the
> furler. This is determined by the sunbrella UV protection being installed
on the starboard side of the sail.
>
> Our new 135%, however, has the sacrificial Dacron UV protection installed
on the port side of the sail, requiring the furler to turn
> clockwise to furl.
>
> This has presented us with the problem of having to relead the furling
line and rewind furling spool when we change sails. What a
> PITA.
>
>
> Mark Kaynor
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