[c350ia] A question about in mast furling...

[Tim Ryan]

We have hull #332 with in-mast furling and it has been great.  We have  
never had a problem furling or unfurling even in high winds.  It  
allows you to reef easily without going on deck.  Another plus is the  
ease of removing the sail and re-installing.  Its a breeze.  I believe  
the system is well designed and the bugs have been worked out.  At the  
end of the day you just pull in on the in-haul and let out the out- 
haul.  Takes just seconds.  Makes sailing much more enjoyable since it  
is so easy to deploy or haul in the sail.
Tim
#332
On Jun 8, 2008, at 7:20 PM, Al Szymanski wrote:

> Well... time is drawing near. We have accepted an offer on the  
> house, thus will be purchasing our dream - a Catalina 350. There's  
> one in Seattle right now and with one exception is the boat for us.  
> The exception is the in mast furling system. My wife and I have  
> shied away from that arrangement for mostly simplicity reasons -  
> thinking that the system is "just one more thing to break". Heck..  
> my current vessel has a hank on jib and I use a sextant !  So.. we'd  
> be very interested in everyone's observations on the system - I do  
> recall a recent post of one that jammed up and would not allow the  
> sail to be furled.
> Standing by,
>
> Al Szymanski
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