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Jmurfy
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Initially Posted - 05/17/2010 : 09:33:23

I just bought a new 150% furling sail from North Sails and the sunbrella is on the port side. My old sail had the sunbrella on the starboard side. I need to reverse the direction of the furl to counterclockwise from clockwise and think I came up with an answer but has anyone had this issue and come up with an easy solution?

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 05/17/2010 : 10:39:42

Wrap the line in the other direction on your drum, nothing else changes. I don't understand if there is something more to your question because I don't have a Hood roller..

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Jmurfy
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Response Posted - 05/17/2010 : 11:44:15

Thanks Dave.

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sfsmith
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Response Posted - 05/17/2010 : 14:33:38

If you have the same Hood furler I have, all you have to do it haul in the other end of the line and it will furl counterclockwise. Mine has a continuous loop of furler line that drives the drum. In other words, if you used to furl with the top line, furl with the bottom line instead.

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Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 05/20/2011 : 04:43:24

I'm pretty curious, how is the continuous line ended on your boat?

Now I have the ending loop wrapped over cleat but its not very convenient.
I'm thinking of having one block with the elastic line tied to the stern pulpit leg that will stretch the furler line and some kind of jammer. However I'm not sure, what jammer would be good for this, because you need to stop the line from moving both sides.

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sfsmith
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Response Posted - 05/20/2011 : 07:56:21

I don't have the Hood furler now, but the way I rigged it was to set the sail where I wanted it and wrap the double line a couple of times around the stern pulpit stanchion. Then tie the remaining line around itself in a half-hitch just forward of the stanchion. It's very easy to do (much easier than to describe in words) and it holds the furler drum solidly, however much the sail is out. As long as it was tied at the base of the stanchion, the line was clear of the jib winch. Keeping it far back also eliminated having all that line inside the cockpit. Hope that helps.

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Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 05/20/2011 : 11:41:34

Well... thats probably the same as I do, its not really a practial when you need to reef the jib fast - line slips in the furler in the strong wind or another emergency situation.

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