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michaelj
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Initially Posted - 06/24/2010 :  14:00:09  Show Profile
I have a 1981 Catalina 25 standard rug. I singlehand almost all the time and am interested in a jib furler. When I had the boat surveryed the surveyor said that the headsail was a 120% roller furling sail. Thw headsail I have has to be hanked on. Did someone maybe remove the roller furler? If not, can the headsail I have be put on a furler? Thanks.
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Response Posted - 06/24/2010 :  14:08:16  Show Profile
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<br />I have a 1981 Catalina 25 standard rug. I singlehand almost all the time and am interested in a jib furler. When I had the boat surveryed the surveyor said that the headsail was a 120% roller furling sail. Thw headsail I have has to be hanked on. Did someone maybe remove the roller furler? If not, can the headsail I have be put on a furler? Thanks.
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When you say hanked on, are you talking about feeding it to a foil or using the clips on the fore stay?


Where do you sail? I would think anything under a 130 for roller furling might be too small. Most people use 130's, 150's or 155's.

From what I understand it's pretty easy to convert a hank on sail to roller furling. I would think if this conversion has been done, the hanks are removed so I'm a bit confused.
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michaelj
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Response Posted - 06/24/2010 :  15:09:58  Show Profile
The sail has clips by which it attaches to the forestay. I saillon the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound in NC.
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Response Posted - 06/24/2010 :  16:36:06  Show Profile
Hi Michael... A sail made for a furler has a cable sewn into the luff. That acts as a "bolt rope" as the luff is fed into the slot on the furler foil. Your surveyor must have found that the sail had such a cable. Perhaps somebody removed the furler and added the hanks to the sail.

I would have a sail loft look at it and determine whether (1) it is indeed ready for a furler if the hanks are removed, (2) the hanks can be removed without compromising the sail, and (3) converting the sail would be a better investment than buying a new one (based on both the costs and the condition.)

120% is a somewhat unusual size, but it's not uncommon to put a 110% on a roller furler--many C-250s have them. Most C-25 owners prefer to go bigger on a furler--130 - 135% is a popular size for performance and handling. C-25 racers generally like 155s, but most also prefer hank-ons for changing sails before or during a race.

Good luck!
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Response Posted - 06/24/2010 :  20:02:07  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
You may also want to check whether teh numbers on the sail match the hull number. Sometimes used sails get bought and sold and reworked for different boats.
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