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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by OLarryR[/i] [br]Since things have been quiet on this Forum lately, time for some questions that probably are no-brainers. If you have any, please share!! Okay, I just sold my new/old 145-150 furling rig Genoa no brand name sail on the Swap Meet. I posted details of this "mystery" sail earlier on this General Forum or on the Cat 25 Forum and then most recently on the Swap Meet. I am shipping it out today! But I was asked this question the other day and actually never gave it much thought: Which side was the cover on the furling rig sail? I thought about this awhile and I guess it is one of those things I never gave any thought to it. I guess I assumed the cover is always sewn on the same side = The Starboard side. On the Genoa I have on my boat, the furling line is on my port side/ When I unfurl the sail, I generally pull on the starboard Genoa sheet and as I do, the furling drum turns clockwise and the furling line starts to wrap around the drum as the sail is let out and the cover is on/sewn onto the starboard side of the sail. When the Genoa is then furled, I pull on the furling line and the furling drum turns CCW as the sail wraps up - Sail is covered by its cover. I checked the furling rig sail that I just boxed to ship and it has the cover also sewn on the starboard side of the sail. 1) So, the cover on a furling Genoa is always sewn on the starboard side - - True ? 2) Furling rigs - The drums always turn clockwise when the sail is unfurled ? On all furling rig systems ? 3) What about the furling line - Does everyone have that on the port side of their boat? [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.