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joe keith
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Initially Posted - 06/05/2003 : 21:57:35

What do follks with roller furling do for a storm jib? I am considering a ATN Gale sail that hanks around the furled sail. Any one have experence with them.

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Douglas
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Response Posted - 06/05/2003 : 22:23:11

My roller furler foil has two slots for feeding on a sail. I can slide a sail on faster than you can hank one on. The sail presently on the furler is a 160. I can put whatever size I want on so long as its a sail sewn for my type of furler.

Doug&Ruth
Triska (Alberg 29)
Tacoma Wa.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 06/05/2003 : 23:07:26

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>My roller furler foil has two slots for feeding on a sail. I can slide a sail on faster than you can hank one on. The sail presently on the furler is a 160. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

Doug,

The Gale sail doesn't hank on like a normal headsail. It is designed to be quickly hoisted around a furled headsail, eliminating the need to take down the headsail and put up another sail.

<img src="http://www.atninc.com/media/galesail.jpg" border=0>

Even though you can change sails rather easily with your double slotted foil, doing so in conditions that warrant a storm jib(heavy seas, high winds) wouldn't be so easy. I don't think it would be very pretty during blustery conditions to wrestle your wet 160 on a pitching, wet deck , stuffing it down below, then trying to hoist a storm jib.

<img src="http://www.catalina25-250.org/c25sm.gif" border=0>Don Lucier<img src="http://www.catalina25-250.org/c25sm.gif" border=0>
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Douglas
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Response Posted - 06/06/2003 : 00:07:02

I have a small storm sail with a wire leading edge. It attaches to the roller (U)and I use my spinaker halyard to tention it like a pendant. Move the sheet to the new sail and I have the same effect. If you work the sheets just right it will even self tend. I havent seen the set up your talking about but it sounds neat.Only problem I have is unwinding the sheet from the genoa and then having to carry a spare line forward to lash it so it wont unfirl. Realy havent had a need to use the storm sail/pendant though. My 120 partialy rolled and locked works fine.

Doug&Ruth
Triska (Alberg 29)
Tacoma Wa.

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Response Posted - 06/06/2003 : 00:32:46

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>I haven't seen the set up your talking about, but it sounds neat. Only problem I have is unwinding the sheet from the genoa and then having to carry a spare line forward to lash it so it won't unfurl. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

<img src="http://www.atninc.com/media/p3aux.jpg" border=0>

It appears that you leave the jib sheets attached to the headsail and simply take a few extra turns on the furler to get them sheets low on the furled sail. Then the gale sail is slipped over both the sheets and the furled sail.

<img src="http://www.catalina25-250.org/c25sm.gif" border=0>Don Lucier<img src="http://www.catalina25-250.org/c25sm.gif" border=0>
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Douglas
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Response Posted - 06/06/2003 : 00:38:21

Good picture. That looks like a grate set up. It looks kinda like the sleve goes around the rolled head sail and the storm sail looks hanked to the sleve.

Doug&Ruth
Triska (Alberg 29)
Tacoma Wa.

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