Tranona
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Quite right. She seems to follow my lead as she chose the same upholstery for her last boat as I had in mine (before her).
Best in-mast furling Sail ??
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Quite right. She seems to follow my lead as she chose the same upholstery for her last boat as I had in mine (before her).
BoyBlue49
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Quite interesting reading this thread 6 years on. When I ordered my boat in 2003 there weren't many inmast furling yachts, now it must be approaching 50%.
My boat was supplied with Elvestrom sails with vertical batterns that came in sections which had a propensity to fall apart and spear through the battern pocket. I now notice Elvestrom use one piece patterns, a great improvement.
The Maxiroach sail I fitted had more area, so furling and more so unfurling needed considerable attention so as not to jam. (See my earlier post).
My boat was supplied with Elvestrom sails with vertical batterns that came in sections which had a propensity to fall apart and spear through the battern pocket. I now notice Elvestrom use one piece patterns, a great improvement.
The Maxiroach sail I fitted had more area, so furling and more so unfurling needed considerable attention so as not to jam. (See my earlier post).
tudorsailor
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I have Hood sail with short vertical battens. I chose Vectran as it was beter and thinner
I would comment that I was told by a sailmaker that the boom should not be horizontal when the sail is furled. It should be about 8 degrees higher than perpendicular. the reason is so that the foot of the sail, which is thicker with the seam, can form a helix/siral as the sail is furled. I marked the topping lift to keep the boom at this attitude, and simply release it to the mark prior to furling. If the foot was allowed to furl on top of itself it would end up too fat.
Difficult to explain. Easy in practice
Ts
I would comment that I was told by a sailmaker that the boom should not be horizontal when the sail is furled. It should be about 8 degrees higher than perpendicular. the reason is so that the foot of the sail, which is thicker with the seam, can form a helix/siral as the sail is furled. I marked the topping lift to keep the boom at this attitude, and simply release it to the mark prior to furling. If the foot was allowed to furl on top of itself it would end up too fat.
Difficult to explain. Easy in practice
Ts
NormanS
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Obviously, the sail for a in-mast furler should be cut so that that will happen. I still can't see how the actual position of the boom, to which the clew is not rigidly attached, has any bearing on how the sail furls.
Vara
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Maxi roach battened on a Malo, 3 years in no probs.
the lloyds
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We have a Malo with in mast furling. The original sail which was very tired had full length vertical round battens. On our first week of ownership one batten tried to climb out the bottom when sailing , A few days later another cut its way through the top of the worn batten pocket and climbed 4 ft out of the top of the roach when sailing in F5. We had to climb up on the boom, cut a hole in the pocket and pull it out down wards else no furling!
We were always planning to buy a new main,but this brought it forward.
Doyles at Shamrock Quay advised short battens, [flat ] along the top edge , positioned so that they do not overlap during furling. They made a super sail and not a problem since. They advise that asail made like this rarely has aproblem these days, Things have come on greatly.
Speak to Steve
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We were always planning to buy a new main,but this brought it forward.
Doyles at Shamrock Quay advised short battens, [flat ] along the top edge , positioned so that they do not overlap during furling. They made a super sail and not a problem since. They advise that asail made like this rarely has aproblem these days, Things have come on greatly.
Speak to Steve
No commercial relationship, just a very satisfied customer and a good price
haydude
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I have the Elvstrom without battens. I have never felt as if I needed the roach because my boat gets to hull speed all the time with a clean hull. And never jams. If you are only cruising what you do not get with the main can be compensated with a Genoa.
Jamesuk
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The extra sail area is important, all sail makers i contacted have agreed having the roach and full length battens promotes the best sail shape and performance. Usuallly that setup is discouraged because sail makes don't want to put up with sails that are getting stuck etc when its nothing to do with the sails as such but 'operator error' the main cause.
I look at the market and only Elvstrom seem to have put the money in to develop the 'integrated' vertical batten. We have no problems really with the current set up but the sail is now at the point that it is just looking like a car that has visited the supermarket bollards with Grandma a few two many times and has stretched.
The integrated battens are a big PLus to the arguements for new sails the new EPEX UV tech is next on the list.
Vara
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I have a Maxiroach battened main on mine, sets well and have had no furling problems, they come with furling instructions which eliminate problems if followed.
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