[Rhodes22-list] Mainsail Behind Mast Furling

[Bud Connor]

Brad,
   I do know that the Nicholson's previous owner had the roller main 
installed well before my docklord?? bought
the boat.   I will see how he likes it.

-Bud

Brad Haslett wrote:

>Bud,
>
>I've looked at all the photos on their site and the pdf owners manual.  Ask
>him how he likes it, what problems he's had, how much he paid and who he
>bought it from.  Also, how difficult was it to install?  This looks
>promising.
>
>Brad
>
>On 5/17/07, Bud Connor <budconnor at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>Brad,
>>   I rent dock space from a guy who has a 39' Nicholson that has a CDI
>>behind the mast roller furler.
>>I can take some pictures of it when I get over to my boat this weekend.
>>Any specific pics you want?
>>
>>-Bud
>>
>>Brad Haslett wrote:
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>>>I've been wanting to add boom furling or in-mast mainsail furling to my
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>>30'
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>>>S2 ever since I bought it (I know, I know, should have kept the R-22) but
>>>wasn't willing to spend 20-30% of the cost of the boat to do it.  This
>>>morning, I stumbled across Somerset Sails offering a behind-the-mast
>>>mainsail furler by CDI on e-Bay for less than $2700 including a new sail.
>>>Since I don't race the loss of battens and performance is not an
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>>issue.  My
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>>>mainsail is pretty tired anyway and the cheapest cost for replacement is
>>>around a thousand bucks.  This option looks attractive.  Do any of you
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>>have
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>>>any experience with behind-mast furling systems in general or have marina
>>>neighbors who do, specifically the CDI furler?  This apparently is a
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>>recent
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>>>development by CDI.
>>>
>>>Brad
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