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crcalhoon
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Initially Posted - 05/27/2006 :  21:13:21  Show Profile
Well, it was a beautiful day at the lake today with no crew and me not wanting to single hand that darn tuff luff system. That thing has to go, three seconds a mile or no. Has anybody ever installed one or removed one? Can't be immediate, because I will have a wait to get hanks sewn on jibs, but I want to be able to stare at the thing and let it know that its' day is coming soon. I suspect that you just disconnect the forestay, loosen a couple of screws and pull, but could use a little reassurance and info. Thanks, folks.
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atgep
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Response Posted - 05/27/2006 :  22:57:43  Show Profile
If you are looking to improve singlehanding , go with a furler. Harken makes a nice system that has a faired furler foil. It should have the same performance as the tuff luff.
Considering the cost of converting your sails, you might wind up being even on the price. Most people who go to a furler don't go back to hanks.

Tom.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/28/2006 :  08:47:37  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 atgep</i>
<br />If you are looking to improve singlehanding, go with a furler...Most people who go to a furler don't go back to hanks.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

I couldn't agree more...Not only does it make singlehanding easier, it makes it safer. Of all my potentially ugly mishaps, most occured while taking down my hanked on genoa to put up a working jib on a pitching, heaving, wet foredeck.

Just yesterday, as I prepared to go out (singlehanded), a fellow sailor at my marina was walking the docks, burning a few hours waiting for crew to arrive, when he stopped at my boat to chat. When I asked him if he was going to go out for a bit before his crew arrived, he said he would if he had one of "these" (points to my furler), but going it alone and leaving the cockpit just wasn't his thing. From there we had a short discussion on singlehanding, furlers, autopilots,..etc.
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crcalhoon
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Response Posted - 05/28/2006 :  16:04:56  Show Profile
I have to agree about roller furling, but at this time the financial imperative is otherwise directed. So I'll just go back to hanks. I had roller furling on my last boat and liked it pretty well, but am forced to admit that two of my near disasters--anybody else ever had one of those?--were related to roller furling.

So, If anybody has any info re removing the Tuff Luff thing I'd appreciate it, before I just start unscsrewing things. Lord knows what might happen then.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 05/28/2006 :  16:31:13  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
Tuff luff essentially wedges itself into your Forestay. there should be an endcap on either end that is held by a screw. It should be as simple as removing that metal piece and prying the wire from the tuff luff.

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crcalhoon
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Response Posted - 05/29/2006 :  20:48:37  Show Profile
AHA. Thanks, Duane. It kind of looked like that. It will be awhile, got to get the hank thing in order, but that sucker is coming off.
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