[Rhodes22-list] New Headsail furling system
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My CDI has the plastic luff tube/foil. I had not used it in a couple
of years. The foil had a couple of slight sags in it between where it
was lashed to the mast while stored. It took on a permanent wavy set
that I could not straighten..
If storing it for an extended period of time, I slide a couple of
joined lengths of 1½" PVC pipe over the foil.
Todd T
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On 03/25/2016, 12:06 PM The Rhodes 22 Email List
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Hi Graham -
Thanks for passing on the results of your furler research and for
the link
to the R-22 specs.
I don`t have the furling system you`re investigating, but it seems
like a
great idea! I agree, their documentation seems to recommend the
FF2, which
will accommodate a headstay up to 29 feet, versus the FF1 - limited
to a 21
foot headstay. I`m interested in hearing whether anyone else has
any tales
to tell about it, whether good or bad. There`s a bit of discussion
about the
FF2 at
[2]http://www.sailnet.com/forums/general-discussion-sailing-related
/83728-schae
fer-snapfurl-cdi-flexible-furler.html
FWIW, I did see the FF2 for $505 US at
[3]http://www.hydesailsdirect.com/CDI-FF2-Furler-p/cdi-ff2.htm -
perhaps the
prices are dropping a bit?
Best of luck with it!
Dennis
Magic Moments
Polishing the hull, hoping for a sailing window
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I have an old Cruising Design furler. The luff has a rigid aluminum
tube
with two sail tracks that allow me to raise and remove my headsail
easily.
Although I have never tried it, I could raise two sails for a wing
on wing
configuration gong downwind. It works great and has never failed
me.
What I don`t like about the system is that the rigid luff pieces
(about 5`)
are linked together with alumimium pieces that are not really
strong enough
to take the stresses of the furling gear when the mast is down.
They can be
bent and once this happens they cannot be straightened. They can
also fall
out and so far as I can tell the pieces are no longer available
anywhere.
This means that I will probably need to replace the entire gear
once I am at
that stage of my rebuild.
I don`t want to spend a fortune on new gear and am inclined towards
the new
Cruising Design model (CDI FF1 or FF2) that has a flexible luff in
that it
will coil for shipping and bend for raising and lowering the mast
but still
has tortional stiffness for furling. Sounds great but does it work?
I do not
know anyone with this system and wonder whether any of the rhodies
out there
have experience with it. If so do you have the FF1, designed for
boats up to
21` or the FF2 for boats up to 28`. Presumable the latter is the
best
choice. The FF2 is $750 in Canada and about 625 in the US. Getting
stuff
shipped to Canada costs a fortune.
If anyone has either advice or alternatives to suggest that would
be
welcome.
Graham Stewart
Agile. R22, 1976
Kingston Ontario Canada
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My boat was recycled in 2014 and the headsail can be changed
without
dropping the mast. There is a grove in the plastic piece that
covers the
forestay and two pullies at the top. I`ll insert a photo that shows
the
bottom part of this. I have taken my 170 off the last two winters
without a
problem.
Although, this would not be possible under sail -- just too much
sail to
feed in the groove. My boat came with two lines to clip on the
bottom of the
double halyard so I can pull the sail back up in the Spring.
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Bob Weiss
Beach Spring
1998 Rhodes 22 Recycled in 2014
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