[Rhodes22-list] Roller Reefing on Rhodes Continental? Luis?Jay Bulfer?

[Joseph Hadzima]

hi guys, 

just a little "Oh Yea by The Way ..."

I know the Renyolds 33 (a catamaran) uses the roller boom
style of furling the main, the advantage they like to state
is it allows for full battans in the main, and a very quick
way to reef with unlimited reef points.  AND has the
advantage of having an adjustable mast which you can twist
to help point into the wind.  the Corsair trimarans have a
simular adjustment for the mast.

Another method (homebuilt) I have seen aon several smaller
older boats where the owners took a roller furling
(normally used for the head sail) and mounted it on the
boom parallel to the mast. so the main doesn't roll into
the mast, but along side. works with a loose footed main. 
interesting set up, though not as sexy as Stan's IMF
system.

happy Saturday!


--- Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:

> 
> Luis and Jay:
> 
> One reason why Rhodes 22s are different is that a certain
> nautical engineer
> was always tinkering with the boats as they were being
> built.  Could it be
> that in 1975 that elusive nautical innovator was
> experimenting on what was
> to become your boat with the known technology of boom
> roller reefing?  Boom
> roller reefing does allow battens and weight of sails is
> maintained lower. 
> Humm? Tinker, tinker at 4 AM? 
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> Addendum for Jay if he is still here:
> 
> “Reefing means reducing the area of a sail without
> actually changing it for
> a smaller sail. Ideally reefing does not only result in a
> reduced sail area
> but also in a lower center of effort from the sails,
> reducing the heeling
> moment and keeping the boat more upright.” 
>  
> “In-boom roller-reefing” is accomplished  “with a
> horizontal foil inside the
> boom. This method allows for standard- or full-length
> horizontal battens.” 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing
> 
> But an earier version of boom reefing had the whole boom
> turn and wrap the
> sail on the outside of the boom. There were wooden booms
> that could do that. 
> I would also point out that there are/were rotating mast
> to achieve reefing. 
> 
> 
> 
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