Fitting sail slugs on old head sails with snaps

[Akestor]

Thought of replacing snaps with slugs so old sails luff can enter the furling! sounds like a good idea if there are no cons..

 

[C08]

Done this a couple of times. The sails set well and sailed well. Despite the lack of a UV strip lasted several years.

 

[Corribee Boy]

Yes, works for me as well, though the sail won’t furl well. That might be a luff length issue though.

 

[zoidberg]

The clever and effective 'KiwiSlides will do what you want - and very well. See here:

https://www.practical-sailor.com/issues/30_22/chandlery/5036-1.html

Most sailmakers should be well conversant with them, and a 'GoogleSearch' will help.

 

[Simonpk]

Similar slugs came as standard with a Plastimo furling kit.

 

[neil_s]

I used Bainbridge A107 plastic mainsail slugs to adapt a hank-on working jib to my Rotostay E. Worked well. To improve the furling, I used a few turns of light braid line and a reef knot to attach the slugs. I backed up the reef knot with a couple of tiny tywraps and none came undone over some ten years of sailing. If you use a sail with a short luff remember that you will need a strop at it's head to let the luff slider get up to it's right place on the foil.

 

[Akestor]

If you use a sail with a short luff remember that you will need a strop at it's head to let the luff slider get up to it's right place on the foil

.can't visualize this! you mean a stop at the foil?

Τhank you all for your replies!

 

[neil_s]

If the luff slider doesn't get high enough up the foil, you will get halyard wrap when you try and furl. So a sail with a short luff (working jib, say) will need a length of line (or a strop) between it's head and the luff slider to prevent this happening.

 

[DownWest]

Just had this prob. New sail was a few feet shorter than the original. The Plastimo system had a seperate guy to a pulley on the front of the mast from the top swivel to prevent it turning. With the new shorter luff sail the halyard wrapped. Longer strop to get the swivel up to the previous position sorted it.

 

[Akestor]

If the luff slider doesn't get high enough up the foil, you will get halyard wrap when you try and furl. So a sail with a short luff (working jib, say) will need a length of line (or a strop) between it's head and the luff slider to prevent this happening.

Great, understood!

 

[graham]

My no 1 Genoa is way too long to fit on the roller furler and still has hanks fitted.

Can anyone see a problem with attaching slugs to the section of the luff that is alongside the roller spar and attaching the tack down to the stemhead.I know the drum will cause some distortion and it won't be possible to furl but it would give me a useable light weather sail ?