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

[STEVE OR LUCILLE]

We too had doubts but after almost three years without a bit of problem we 
are great advocates of the 350 furling system. We "sail" much more than we 
likely would because there is no fear of having to reef or furl the main 
under marginal conditions. It really is lazy-man's sailing! Encore/ #272.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Szymanski" <aszy@mac.com>
To: <c350ia@catalina350.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 6:20 PM
Subject: [c350ia] A question about in mast furling...


> 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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