Roller Furling

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by GordMay

Well, bless my heart.

Consider it Blessed Gord..

[windpipe]

One piece of advice to the OP is to make sure the outhaul tension is present when unfurling. Otherwise, unspooling the sail can bunch it up in the mast.

Vertical battens can catch. For my Selden furling mast (which is common), the manual recommends being on a starboard tack, slightly off the wind, because the battens don't have as much of an angle to slip over as they would on a port tack.

Other than that, there are several types of mechanisms out there, so step 1 is learning what make and model your furling set up is.

Step 2. Try to find a manual. My manual has parts diagrams, use instructions, tips, etc.

Without a manual, you have a bit more work to figure out your system. After step 1 you can try to find someone with the same system to help you. Or Google etc.595-063-E.pdf