Thanks John, Dave, etc. I'm thinking of only changing sails at the dock, according to conditions of the day. I am probably overthinking this but I look at it as a coarse-tune/fine tune situation, with inital sail selection being the "coarse" tune and roller reefing the "fine" tune. Dumb view? Another thought: I could put a swivel block at the mast base so the halyard could be brought forward for the initial hoist, then back to the mast or cockpit for tensioning. (Or sail with crew when conditions warrant.🤔) And is the Snapfurl extrusion strong enough to support the storm sail? It would not be reefed so should set ok. Or is a Solent stay a better option? I do like to go out in 25k+. (Lake sailing, so no gigundo waves or swells.) Henry M17 #310 Monita On Thu, Jan 17, 2019, 5:21 PM Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com wrote:
Henry:
A hank-on sail cut to work with a furler isn't going to set well - ESPECIALLY when reefed!!! I recommend saving up so you can buy the Snapful and sail together. Get a foam luff to make the reefed sail better shaped. IMO, unless you are sailing in winds above 15-20kts almost all the time, get a 150% genoa. Going to a smaller genoa only makes sense if you find a sail above 120/130% is to large most of the time.
I know some that have smaller sails for the Snapful - they change the headsail before leaving the dock. IMO changing a furler headsail is much more difficult than changing a hank-on headsail because the halyard is aft and if the luff jams when going up you need to go forward and then aft again to continue raising the sail (for example). Others can comment on their furler headsail changes on a M/S17 as my _underway_ changes have been done only with hankon types ... in winds 15-20+ knots.
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On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 10:05 AM Henry Rodriguez <heinzir@gmail.com> wrote:
Dave, I am also looking at RF for my M17. I am looking hard at the Snapfurl because of its purported ease of changing sails. I have a pretty complete inventory of newish hank on sails (110, 135, 150, all tanbark, 2 drifters, and a storm jib.) I would probably convert the 110 and 150 luffs for RF, and eventually get a purpose made sail with a foam luff after a season or two. I would, at least initially, use a sock for UV protection. Does this sail selection make sense? My drifter does not hank to the forestay and can be set free-flying. I was originally thinking of adding a removable Solent stay for the storm jib but am now wondering if it would work to convert the luff and raise it in the Snapfurl instead? It would only be used in heavy weather and not roller reefed. Or would it be sufficient to reef the 110 down to storm jib size?
Henry Monita
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