[Rhodes22-list] tracks and furlers

[TN Rhodey]

Peter,

My boat came with the Harken furler and it has been flawless.

Wally


On 5/27/07, Peter Thorn <pthorn at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Rory and David,
>
> I installed a 4' x 1" Schaeffer track on the front of the mast, bottom of
> the track 30" above the bottom of the mast, following a post found in the
> archives or FAQs.  I used 1/2 long fine thread x 1/4 machine screws and a
> tap.  It works very nicely, but its probably overkill.  A simple ring
> would
> work 98% as well for less cost and effort.  I've had similar concerns to
> Mary Lou's about attaching the end of my Forespar 6-12 adjustable pole to
> the rigging.  The end of my pole is metal, unlike Rummy's, and I could
> envision a big puff coming along and tearing up a turnbuckle stud or
> chainplate.
>
> Sail changes with a CDI are not exactly a walk in the park.  The CDI makes
> it very easy to trailer the boat.  Its flexible plastic foil material is
> bulletproof, so it's great for that.  But whenever I want to change
> headsails, it's usually blowing hard enough to blow the 175 all over the
> place.  You have to rig a messenger line and be quite mindful not to lift
> the drum, or the bearings will fall all over the deck and possible
> overboard.  It really takes two people when the wind is up and I would not
> attempt it except at the dock and with the bow into the wind.
>
> A Harken 00 furler is one step up in complexity, capability and cost from
> a
> CDI.  It uses an aluminum foil and it's not as great for trailering, but
> it
> has two sail luff tracks and a real halyard, so sail changes can be done
> much more easily and on the water.  The headsail cloth luff tension is
> adjustable, and it would be possible to deploy two sails at the same time
> (I
> now have a 155 and a 175).  Where I sail (Neuse/Pamlico NC) it's possible
> to
> sail 30 miles or more cruising on a single light air summertime downwind
> leg.  The idea of poling out two large headsails is appealing, but Raven
> already has the UPS and 175 combination for that.   My primary interest in
> a
> Harken furler is to easily switch between the 135 and the 155 on the water
> between races to adapt to changing winds.
>
> To convert IMF R22 to a Harken 00 furler a jib halyard in required.  The
> topping lift could be replaced with a single line from the mast crane and
> tacked on the end of the boom, either adjustable there or not.  Then the
> old
> topping lift could be re-reaved to serve as the jib halyard.  Both the
> Harken and the CDI use the same luff tape size (#5, I think), so the only
> changes to convert are on the forestay itself.
>
> I haven't actually decided to go ahead with a Harken furler yet, but am
> just
> toying with the idea as a possible future upgrade.  I just wanted to share
> this thinking with others who may be considering acquring multiple
> headsail
> capacity on their R22.
>
> PT
>
>
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