How do you remove a roller furler?
tie off the jib halyard to the bow cleat or anchor roller. (tight) Loosen a back stay (optional), remove sail see first if the furler will lift. some are split spools, some lift (like CDI) If your doing it over water, use a box cut out and taped around the spool so you don’t loose things.
How do you remove furling jib?
After it begins to come down, loosen one jib line and tighten the other so that the jib is centered and it comes down centered on the boat as opposed to off one side. 3. One person releases the jib halyard slowly, the other person, standing at the forestay, can pull the jib down through the track.
How do you take down a furling mainsail?
How can you remove the furling mainsail (Seldon mast)? Remove Plastic Covers above furler so you can see the Main sail tack connection. Unfurl the main, Disconnect the tack, release the main halyard and as you lower the main halyard have someone pulling the sail down and out of the sleeve.
How do you attach a roller furling jib?
Attach the furling drum to the attachment point and then attach the jib tack to the top plate on the furling drum, attach the head of the sail into the top swivel forks and then attach the halyard to the top swivel with a shackle. Hoist the sail and tension the luff.
How do you take down a genoa sail?
Unwind the furled sail on a day when no wind is blowing. Release the Genoa halyard. Move to the furler and pull the sail sail down to the deck collecting the sail at your feet as you go. Be sure the halyard is not tangled.
How do you change a furling sail?
Changing furling sails is similar to changing a hank-on jib. Simply attach the head and tack of the sail to their shackles, pass the luff tape through the prefeeder and feeder, and raise the sail.
How do you reef a furling headsail?
To reef the sail, first ease the sheet to reduce the load on it, and then pull in the furling line. Make sure you keep some tension on the sheet while the sail is being furled. You should be able to reef a furling genoa on a 40-footer by hand – be very careful if you are using a winch.
What is the diameter of a furling line?
Establishing the Diameter This is usually recommended by the manufacturer in the reefing manual but is effectively limited by the capacity of the drum – most reefing lines are normally 6mm, but sometimes they are 7mm (not commonly available as a line size) or on larger drums/yachts the diamater is likely to be 8mm.
How does a headsail furler work?
In this roller furling system, the jib is hoisted in a groove, but when not in use is furled around the headstay, rather than lowered. To furl the sail you simply pull on a line that leads from a drum at the base of the jib aft to a winch near the cockpit, which rotates the whole headstay, rolling up the jib.
How do you remove the boom from a sailboat?
You need to lift the far end of the boom until it’s pretty far up (probably more than half way towards vertical). Once you do you should be able to pull the boom away from the mast (in the upward direction that the boom is pointed) and it will disengage.
How long should furling line be?
You may lead the furling line halfway down the side deck and directly into the cockpit or almost down to the transom, around a turning block and into the cockpit. As a rule of thumb, we therefore use the boat length, plus 20% as a tail.
Are furling mainsails good?
Furling Mainsail Advantages A furling mainsail is easy to reef and un-reef from the cockpit while underway – a great advantage in San Francisco Bay where winds can be highly variable. There’s no need to flake and cover the mainsail when done sailing. Roll it up, close the line clutches, and you’re done!
Can you reef a headsail?
Jib Reefing You can generally roll a headsail up to 30% before it loses its effective flying shape.
Can you reef a roller furling jib?
What is a headsail furler?
Headstay-mounted structural foil furlers The oldest and most common type, so-called structural furlers control your jib or genoa, and are installed over your boat’s headstay. Usually, a single furling line rolls the sail onto the headfoil extrusion mounted over the headstay wire.