[Rhodes22-list] Secure furled jib?

[Bob Weber]

Bob, Congrats on your new boat.  We don't have such concerns in the midwest 
but I have seen other cruisers who have roller furler head sails.  The 
universal comment is that no amount of tying securing, etc. should give you 
peace of mind during a serious storm.  Taking it off is the only gaurentee.  
However I have recently seen storm tri-sails which has its luff as a sleeve 
which fits over the furled genny.  It brags that it will contain the genny 
via the sleeve.  If you were to make a sock like people use to douse a 
spinnaker you could hoist that over the furled sail and stand a much better 
chance of you sail not catching any wind.  The tube would have to be large 
enough to fit over the drum assembly at the tack.  Just a thought, I think I 
would still prefere to drop the stick and stow the sail if time allowed.  
Bob

>From: "Robert and Sandra Fuller" <BobandSandy at tampabay.rr.com>
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>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Secure furled jib?
>Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:30:04 -0500
>
>Hello guys, I last posted a few months back.
>Elton delivered a nicely reconditioned '86 to me here in Cortez, Fl. over 
>the weekend.  It was a pleasure to spend some time with him and get his 
>thorough introduction to some of the boat's features.  Time & weather 
>prohibited a shake-down cruise however, which will be monitored  this week 
>by Sam Gibbons, a local Rhodes owner. I don't think he posts on the list.
>First of many questions, I'm sure:When this area got nicked by hurricane 
>force winds last summer, most of the boats in the marina did fine.  A few, 
>however, had their jibs unfurl and shred.  I had watched those owners wrap 
>a good bit of line around them before hand.  Short of lowering the mast 
>(don't have a hoist), I wonder if people have any tips for securing furling 
>jibs in extremely high winds?  Elton had mentioned duct tape and I had 
>thought about using some very large (48") cable ties.  Also fret about that 
>tiny triangle that protrudes after the IMF is furled.
>Bob F.
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