How do you install a sail furler?

MAST FURLING INSTALLATION GUIDE

Step 1: Unpack your Sail.
Step 2: Attach the Mainsail Tack.
Step 3: Attach the Mainsail Clew.
Step 4: Attach the Mainsail Head.
Step 5: Hoist the sail and insert Battens (if applicable)
Leech Batten Installation.
Full length Batten Installation.
Leech Line.

Can you reef a roller furling jib?

Roller furling headsails have the distinct advantage of limitless reefing. If you feel that your headsail is a bit over-canvased, simply pull in on the furling line to reduce the amount of sail area exposed.

What is the difference between a jib and a genoa?

Jibs are typically 100% to 115% LP and are generally used in areas with heavier winds. Typically a jib will be no greater than 115% of the fore-triangle dimensions. A genoa is similar to a jib but is larger and reaches past the mast. It will typically overlap a mainsail to some extent.

What is the Headstay on a sailboat?

forestay
On a sailing vessel, a forestay, sometimes called a jibstay, or a headstay, is a piece of standing rigging. It keeps a mast from falling backwards. It is usually attached to the very top of the mast. The other end of the forestay is attached to the bow of the boat.

What is a headsail furler?

Headstay-mounted structural foil furlers The oldest and most common type, so-called structural furlers control your jib or genoa, and are installed over your boat’s headstay. Usually, a single furling line rolls the sail onto the headfoil extrusion mounted over the headstay wire.

Can you reef a self tacking jib?

Reefing of the self-tacking jib is, indeed, not the best idea. When partly furled, the foot gets shorter but you can’t adjust the sheet point forward, meaning more vertical loads on the foot.

Can you reef a hank on jib?

Hanks are not a requirement for reefable jibs. The last sequence shows a sail with luff tape being reefed on a SwedeStar 37. The sail has a tack take-down line that goes from the reef tack, through the tack shackle and then back to a winch in the cockpit.

Where do you put the furling line on a jib?

Correct furling line length = Distance between the furler and the cleat + the jib sail foot length + length of tail in the cockpit. With the line now threaded from the furler through the cleat place the remaining line on the cockpit floor.

What happens when you pull jib out of roller furling?

As you continue to pull out the jib with the jibsheet, enough of the sail will soon be exposed to catch the wind. Be sure to keep tension on the furling line to prevent the jib from rushing out all at once and flailing in the wind. Also, keep tension on the jibsheet so that the sail keeps better shape.

How do you unfurl a jib for a sail?

You are now ready to unfurl you’re jib by pulling on your sheets, as the jib unfurls your furling drum should fill with the furling line, with the jib completely unfurled the drum should be full of line. The length of the tail can now be adjusted by cutting to length. Now by pulling on the furling line the jib Luff will rotate and furl the sail.

When to pull furling line out of liveabout?

The jib is hoisted with its leading edge in the groove of the foil—typically only once at the beginning of the sailing season. Then the furling line is pulled out of the drum, causing the drum and foil to rotate and the jib to roll up around the foil.