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Bruce Ebling
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Initially Posted - 11/06/2003 :  20:56:02  Show Profile  Visit Bruce Ebling's Homepage
I have heard some talk of "roller furler" and a "roller reefing" system. Are there two types of furlers? I currently have a CDI unit on my C25, can I reef with this unit, or do I need to upgrade to a "reefing" type of furler. It is all so confusing!
Bruce Ebling
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Wayne Wallace
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Response Posted - 11/07/2003 :  00:37:04  Show Profile
You are able to reef with the CDI furler but you need to move the jib leads forward so that you keep the sail shape.





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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 11/07/2003 :  09:33:40  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
While I am too much of a hardware snob to have one, (Harken or nothing!) it does seem to be a really good product.
http://www.sailcdi.com/ffmain.htm
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lcharlot
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Response Posted - 11/07/2003 :  11:20:15  Show Profile
Bruce - I have had CDI Flex Furlers on all four of my sailboats, and my experience is that while they can reef a 90% to 135% headsail, the sail shape when partially roalled up, is so bad that the boat can hardly point above 60ยบ to the true wind. The only way to roller-reef a headsail that will still allow some pointing ability is to have a sail manufactured specifically to allow this. The sailmaker will sew a long, curved piece of foam into the leading edge of the sail, and the sail's panels will be cut in a certain shape to improve it's roller reefing capability. Unfortunately, sails made this way suffer from other problems, they are stiffer, which is bad in light-air conditions, and the airfoil shape is not ideal for pure sailing performance. They are a compromise, like the MacGregor 26X. They allow roller-reefing but at a cost of lower overall performance, especially in light air.
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