aadams1x
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This is my first post.. please be gentle! Also noted so many threads about in mast furling but none that addressed my concerns directly...
Have recently bought a boat which is fitted with in-mast furling.. this is the first boat of this type and I have a reefing question...
We have the Seldon Furling system which has a Ratchet and Free Setting..
If we want full main out, no issues, release both lines from the continuous loop and pull the outhaul... But what if we want to pull out to a reefed main...?
When it is windy as soon as we start pulling on the outhaul the flapping of the sail pulls out the rest of the main. We then need to furl the sail into the desired position, clamp the continous loop and tighten sail on the outhaul... is this the correct method? It seems hit and miss that the sail has to fly out before we bring it back in again.
Can someone walk me through the reefing procedure with the in-mast furling for both putting in and taking out reefs... sorry if this is a really simple question but i just cant get my head around the correct procedure and found nothing in the manuals...
Have recently bought a boat which is fitted with in-mast furling.. this is the first boat of this type and I have a reefing question...
We have the Seldon Furling system which has a Ratchet and Free Setting..
If we want full main out, no issues, release both lines from the continuous loop and pull the outhaul... But what if we want to pull out to a reefed main...?
When it is windy as soon as we start pulling on the outhaul the flapping of the sail pulls out the rest of the main. We then need to furl the sail into the desired position, clamp the continous loop and tighten sail on the outhaul... is this the correct method? It seems hit and miss that the sail has to fly out before we bring it back in again.
Can someone walk me through the reefing procedure with the in-mast furling for both putting in and taking out reefs... sorry if this is a really simple question but i just cant get my head around the correct procedure and found nothing in the manuals...