[Rhodes22-list] Mainsail Behind Mast Furling

[Leland]

http://www.sailcdi.com/Mainsailreef.htm 

Brad,

First I've ever heard of this.  Seems like a great idea for the multitude of
used and new boats that don't offer in-mast furling.  Sail performance
should be as good as any other non-battened loose-footed main.  Just as
pretty (or ugly) as a sail cover on a boom.  Simple, effective, cheap. 
Surprised no one has marketed it until now.

One of the many reasons I chose a Rhodes was because it was the smallest
boat I could find with in-mast furling.  I liked it for storage and
deployment more than reefing.  In fact, the main is so small that if I have
to reef it's probably so windy that it's time to come in anyway.

I wonder if this is going to be a big seller for CDI.

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)




Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
> 
> I've been wanting to add boom furling or in-mast mainsail furling to my
> 30'
> 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 issue. 
> My
> mainsail is pretty tired anyway and the cheapest cost for replacement is
> around a thousand bucks.  This option looks attractive.  Do any of you
> have
> any experience with behind-mast furling systems in general or have marina
> neighbors who do, specifically the CDI furler?  This apparently is a
> recent
> development by CDI.
> 
> Brad
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