Jim Kuertz
Cincinnati, Ohio
Boat Name: Almost Heaven III
Model/Year: 1989 Wing
Hull No. 14834
Hailing Port: Indian Lake, Ohio |
 03/12/2006 7:22 PM Pacific Time
Michael Smalter;
I took your advice and bought a Schaeffer Snap furl for my boat. I also got the haylard stop # 7875 you advised. My boat is in the driveway with the mast down, so I thought while it was down I'd install the halyard stop Can you tell me exactly how far down from the top of the mast you mounted your stop, or would I have my mast mast up and the furler installed to determine mine? Thank you for your advice so far. I talked to a sail maker and he said I made the right choice by buying the Snap Furl.
Thank you,
Jim _/)
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Michael Smalter
Webster, NY
Boat Name: Marrakesh
Model/Year: 1986
Hull No. 13645
Hailing Port: Rochester, NY |
03/14/2006 3:46 PM Pacific Time
The middle of the restrainer is 4.5 inches below the top of the mast extrusion. This allows me to hoist a 150 if I tie the halyard to the top swivel. If I use a halyard shackle, the 150 won't go all the way up. |
Jim Kuertz
Cincinnati, Ohio
Boat Name: Almost Heaven III
Model/Year: 1989 Wing
Hull No. 14834
Hailing Port: Indian Lake, Ohio |
03/15/2006 6:23 AM Pacific Time
Thank you for the measurements Michael ! |
Russ Devans
Buffalo NY
Boat Name: N E Wind
Model/Year: C22 1981
Hull No. 10248
Hailing Port: Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada |
03/15/2006 7:33 AM Pacific Time
Can you use your existing sails and what has to be done to them to use them on the snap furl and what is the cost to modify them . |
Jim Kuertz
Cincinnati, Ohio
Boat Name: Almost Heaven III
Model/Year: 1989 Wing
Hull No. 14834
Hailing Port: Indian Lake, Ohio |
03/16/2006 4:25 AM Pacific Time
Russ,
I have a 1989 vintage sail that I took to Sailor Tailor. They said it would not be worth cutting the sail due to the age, installing a luff tape and a UV cover.(somewhere around $400.00) I got prices from several sail lofts ranging from
$ 460 to $1200. |
Russ Devans
Buffalo NY
Boat Name: N E Wind
Model/Year: C22 1981
Hull No. 10248
Hailing Port: Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada |
03/16/2006 7:40 AM Pacific Time
Jim, your saying it would be cheaper to shop around for a new sail? |
Bob Conway
Huber Heights, Ohio
Boat Name: Spindrift
Model/Year: C22/1979
Hull No. #8717
Hailing Port: Buck Creek, Ohio |
03/16/2006 10:46 AM Pacific Time
I think Jim is saying it is not cost effective. It may not be cheaper.
You have to compare the cost of the modification to the life left in the sail and then compare that to the cost Vs life of a new furling sail. Then you may or may not want to spend the money for a new sail. Also, it sounds like the quotes are for cuttinging the sail so that it can be reefed on the furler. You can just add luff tape cheaper, but only be able to use the sail in it's full configuration. That may or may not meet your needs or wants.
Bob |
Russ Devans
Buffalo NY
Boat Name: N E Wind
Model/Year: C22 1981
Hull No. 10248
Hailing Port: Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada |
03/16/2006 11:36 AM Pacific Time
Bob, do you know the difference in the shape of the sail when it is cut to reef on a furler, Than a standard sail that has a luff tape added and can not be reefed. |
Bob Conway
Huber Heights, Ohio
Boat Name: Spindrift
Model/Year: C22/1979
Hull No. #8717
Hailing Port: Buck Creek, Ohio |
03/16/2006 12:59 PM Pacific Time
No, I don't for sure. I think that a sail made to reef will be flatter so that it holds a shape at different amounts of furling. A jib not made to furl will not lie flat (it is built with some areodynamic shape), so it wrinkles as it is furled. A jib that is made to reef will also have padding built in along the luff to help keep its shape as it is furled. I am not certain of the technical aspects. I am just trying to remember some of what I was told when I looked into the same idea. I went with the new sail and am happy with it. The sail I was considering to convert is older and, as I was told, would not furl as effectively as a sail made for that purpose. I also purchased a 135. My existing jib was a 110. I can always make my furling jib smaller, but I can't increase the size of the 110. It would have been cheaper to convert my old sail, but I'm sure I wouldn't have been as happy with it. |
Chris Carobene
Port Saint Lucie, FL
Boat Name: Celeritas
Model/Year: 1988 C-22
Hull No. CTYH4500J788
Hailing Port: Fort Pierce, FL |
05/26/2007 7:31 AM Pacific Time
Hi. I have a Hood Profurl on my recently purchased 1988 C22. There is no halyard retainer and I have a big halyard wrap problem.
I plan on installing a retainer, but what position is the forstay at the masthead? Is it acceptable to install the forestay to the outer (spinnaker halyard) position? I imagine that this will increase the angle of the halyard and minimize the wrap problem.
Unfortunately I broke the halyard trying to furl the genoa, so I have to drop the mast to install the new halyard - so its a good time to add the retainer and change the masthead setup.
any thoughts? |
