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cat1951
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Initially Posted - 05/24/2006 :  09:08:23  Show Profile
Being new to this madness, I have a question about my jib dousing line. We are buying a Harken rolling furler and sail in a couple of weeks and was wondering if the dousing line is now not needed? Since we won't be raising lowering the sail anymore it seems to me that it would not be needed. However, as you know, newbies can make wrong assumptions so I thought I would ask the question here.

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Mike
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In my opinion 75% of the earth is water for a reason. That's why I sail.
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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 05/24/2006 :  09:48:22  Show Profile
Your thinking is OK. You won't need the jib dousing line with the roller furler installed.

Bill Holcomb - C25 Snickerdoodle #4839
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cat1951
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Response Posted - 05/24/2006 :  10:07:15  Show Profile
Thanks Bill, just wanted to make sure.
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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 05/24/2006 :  11:09:32  Show Profile  Visit Ericson33's Homepage
The furler uses a Extrusion that holds a #6 luff tape, If you add a downhaul to the sail it most likley will bind up in the furler extrusion. The sail is designed to be rapped around the furler when stored, This is why the foot and the leach of the sail is covered in Sunbrella. PO stored the sail this way in the summer months.

Personally I never leave a sail on the boat covered up, I always take the sails off and roll or fold them up. To many mad dobbers here in Oklahoma.

BUT this is the nice thing about the furler, you can leave the sail on, Motor out into air, and adjust the Genoa sheets to the amount of sail you want out.
You will need to add a Cam cleat to the deck by one of the rear stantions, the furler line will come down the stantions by small blocks (included) placed at the base, You need the cam cleat to secure the furler line if you want to reef the sail.

Did you all go sailing this last weekend, I was part of the Bartlett Regatta at Arrowhead, met allot of people that know J.B. I can't tell you if that was good or not. Great sailing out on the lake, but we had light air. Good times a Grand Lake.
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cat1951
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Response Posted - 05/24/2006 :  13:17:58  Show Profile
Chris,
Yep we got out the Saturday before Mother's day for about 4-5 hours. Pretty light wind at times, but we had a great day nonetheless. Like the saying sort of goes: One day of sailing without wind is better than a day at work with it. Or something like that Would have gone up to the lake this past weekend, but I am leaving for India tomorrow, so I was getting ready. As far as the cam cleat goes, yes, I have planned to get one. I had already downloaded the instructions and found that I would need one for the furling line.
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Response Posted - 05/24/2006 :  22:33:57  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Capri25</i>
<br />I was part of the Bartlett Regatta at Arrowhead, met allot of people that know J.B. I can't tell you if that was good or not.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Well, I never claimed to be a saint.

Sorry I missed you, Chris. I had an afternoon engagement in town, and I didn't arrive at my marina until just as the boats were coming back in.
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