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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 11-02-2016, 16:50
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Posted By barnakiel
Re: What size gennaker for top-down furling?

You want a sail that can have its luff set tight for upwind and close reaching sails. You want a longer luff for broad reaching and running sails. You want an adjustment block below the drum to be...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 11-02-2016, 16:39
Replies: 8
Views: 3,547
Posted By barnakiel
Re: What size gennaker for top-down furling?

https://www.velasailingsupply.com/v/vspfiles/templates/VelaTemp/images/Tech_Info/Profurl-Furlers/Profurl-SPINEX.jpg

What do you say, gentlemen?

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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 11-02-2016, 16:38
Replies: 8
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Posted By barnakiel
Re: What size gennaker for top-down furling?

I will disagree.

I think a top-down furler may have its own furling "soft foil" and so the luffs can be much longer than the foil - the sail furls round this foil.

You do not want the extra...
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