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TRogers
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Initially Posted - 03/02/2004 :  00:31:38  Show Profile
Last summer I ended up replacing my genoa. The new sail came in short order and I installed it on my CDI Furler to find that the new sail seemed to be a few inches taller than the old one. So much for a standard size. The old one was a couple of inches short of the cleat on the furler so a short line was attached at the tack and down to the cleat.

The new sail length brought the tack down just about even with the cleat making it hard to fully tension it. Made it work for the summer but I think I need to get it tensioned a little better.

My theory is to drill a couple of holes in the furler drum and move the cleat down about two inches. This should make it easy to tension the sail.

Only thing I'm not really sure about is whether or not this will hold. Anyone know if the cleats are held on with screws into the drum or are there some bolts or other bracing inside?
Tom Rogers
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Spokane, WA
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Herb Clark
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Response Posted - 03/03/2004 :  13:41:15  Show Profile
Why not have a sail loft shorten the sail? This would allow you to properly put it under tension and also improve your visibility as it must be a "deck sweeper" now. We carry our 150 genny on our CDI as our "normal" sail, but raised the foot so it clears the bow pulput. It has worked out well for us, whether sailing SF Bay, Lake Oroville or up in British Columbia. Winds can vary dramatically in all of these locations but that's the joy of having the ability to reef the foresail quickly and easily! Good Luck.
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TRogers
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Response Posted - 03/03/2004 :  14:56:47  Show Profile
Hmm. It does tend to drape over the bow pulpit a bit. How much did it cost you to shorten yours?

Kind of galls me to have to spend bucks on something that "should have" been a perfect fit to begin with. Maybe I'm just being stingy with my boat bucks.

Now that you've got me thinking of alternatives, I have noted that the "stop" at the top of the forestay is actually a foot or two short of the attachment to mast. Maybe it can be raised the couple of inches I need?
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 03/03/2004 :  15:12:01  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by TRogers</i>
<br />Hmm. It does tend to drape over the bow pulpit a bit. How much did it cost you to shorten yours?

Kind of galls me to have to spend bucks on something that "should have" been a perfect fit to begin with. Maybe I'm just being stingy with my boat bucks.

Now that you've got me thinking of alternatives, I have noted that the "stop" at the top of the forestay is actually a foot or two short of the attachment to mast. Maybe it can be raised the couple of inches I need?
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I am clueless but opinionated; If you raise the stop you may need a dealybob to keep the swivel from messing with the halyard. Some people have discussed the various vagaries of having the swivel too close but they always seem to have a solution that would have to be cheaper than getting your sail recut!
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TRogers
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Response Posted - 03/03/2004 :  17:02:19  Show Profile
"dealybob"? Thought I was the only one who resorted to that kind of terminology! ; )

I'm still trying to keep myself straight as to the various corners and sides of the sails. At least I know what a pintle and a gudgeon are after my question on trailering. Maybe that would be a good thread discussing the inventive names people have come up with to name various parts of their boats.

Class I took from Bill Holcomb a few years back had a nice little diagram naming the various parts of the sailboat.

Pointy end

Big stick in the middle

Head basher

etc. etc.
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