[Rhodes22-list] Ballast ?

[Rusty Gesner]

Profurl fits most boats from 5 to 18 meters and cradles the furled sail.

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> At 03:53 PM 1/25/2012, Rusty wrote:
> >Perhaps so, IMF puts performance limitations on the main because it
> >requires a flatter sail with with a smaller roach and no horizontal
> >battens.
> >
> >I've always wondered why Stan didn't go with boom-furling, which allows a
> >normal sail shape and battens (correct vang / boom angle is critical).
>
> You are right about the performance limitations of the IMF main. Some
> sail area on the leech is regained with the relatively new single
> vertical batten sail. With the loosefooted main, you can regain some
> of the curve of a standard main but not the placement you would get
> if it was designed in. I would suggest playing with the outhaul in
> various wind conditions (flatter in higher winds, more curve in
> lighter winds, flatter upwind, more curve off the wind)
>
> I'm not sure I've ever seen boom furling (except for the abysmal sort
> where you roll the sail around the boom) on a small boat. I'm pretty
> sure that when Stan developed the IMF, it was much more reliable than
> any boom furling available. Heck, at the time, it was probably much
> more reliable that the in-mast furling on many larger boats.
>
> Best,
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
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