capnsensible
Well-Known Member
I'm getting increasingly underwhelmed with the kit this company produces.
On a delivery earlier this year, I found the top roller on a furling headsail system jammed up completely. It was only solved by dropping the sail and flushing with salt water. Not especially convenient when well offshore for a few days. A Google search revealed this to be a common problem.
The main track system is bolted on the back of a mast and is a pain to repair. I've been involved with two yachts now where the track has been damaged. On one, a lagoon 45, the mast may have to come out to do a proper repair.
Both those boats have fully battened mainsails. When the battens are tensioned for sail to operate efficiently, the batten cars are inadequate. Dropping the main is always difficult and we have tried all sorts! Reaching up with a boat hook to pull each car down is fussy but the only answer. For me, a sail should drop fairly easily.....
This morning, I nipped down to the marina to help a friend take off his mainsail. Needs a bit of care and repair. Getting the sliders and battens disconnected from the cars isn't easy. A catch must be released and a pin withdrawn. Times about 12 whilst balanced on some mast steps. There must be a better way!
Even removing the battens is an Excercise in not dropping 8 captive nuts per batten (5 of them) all over the place. Good job we are patient!
If the stuff worked well, then fair one. Would put up with the fiddly stuff. But......?
I'm sooo looking forward to the reverse process. Actually the main we took off will be a repaired spare. With his new one, we got all the fun of cutting the new battens to length too. ?
On a delivery earlier this year, I found the top roller on a furling headsail system jammed up completely. It was only solved by dropping the sail and flushing with salt water. Not especially convenient when well offshore for a few days. A Google search revealed this to be a common problem.
The main track system is bolted on the back of a mast and is a pain to repair. I've been involved with two yachts now where the track has been damaged. On one, a lagoon 45, the mast may have to come out to do a proper repair.
Both those boats have fully battened mainsails. When the battens are tensioned for sail to operate efficiently, the batten cars are inadequate. Dropping the main is always difficult and we have tried all sorts! Reaching up with a boat hook to pull each car down is fussy but the only answer. For me, a sail should drop fairly easily.....
This morning, I nipped down to the marina to help a friend take off his mainsail. Needs a bit of care and repair. Getting the sliders and battens disconnected from the cars isn't easy. A catch must be released and a pin withdrawn. Times about 12 whilst balanced on some mast steps. There must be a better way!
Even removing the battens is an Excercise in not dropping 8 captive nuts per batten (5 of them) all over the place. Good job we are patient!
If the stuff worked well, then fair one. Would put up with the fiddly stuff. But......?
I'm sooo looking forward to the reverse process. Actually the main we took off will be a repaired spare. With his new one, we got all the fun of cutting the new battens to length too. ?
