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Murray_Fraser

Member

From: Weymouth

Registered: 2016-11-22

Posts: 84

Roller furling

I have a Yankee cut foresail on Furlex roller furling on my V800. After feeding the sail into the luff groove there is about 1.5 meters of luff between the tack and the feeder.  The groove in the furler continues down to the tack.  Originally the Yankee was tied at the tack without the sail being fitted into that part of the furling groove below the feeder.  This resulted in some bagging in this area in high winds and also what looked like a poor feed into the furling feeder.  See photo.
I have now altered the luff of the Yankee and fed this back down into the groove below the feeder and then tied at the tack.  This seems much better despite being awkward to do.  My question is which is the correct way?  Yankee in groove below feeder or left loose below feeder?

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VICTORIA 800 Dulcibella

Jonathan_Hopper

Member

Registered: 2004-03-23

Posts: 160

Re: Roller furling

An interesting question.   On Francesca the luff tape is above the feeder, so all of it is in the groove.   There is still sail below the feeder, but it relies on the tension of the halyard to give it shape.      I have never noticed anyone putting the luff tape lower down than the feeder, but if it works, then it works.     Otherwise, look to the tension, or perhaps the design of the sail.

Jim_Thomson

Member

Registered: 2020-02-05

Posts: 19

Re: Roller furling

I've always fed it down the way as well, harder when the sails are new but over time it gets easier.

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Nanooq
Victoria 30