How to fit a roller furling jib sail

[conks01]

Hi,

Can you please provide me with basic step by step guidance for fitting a roller furling jib sail.

I have to put it on this coming weekend and I'm a newbie.

Many thanks.

 

[PaulRainbow]

Think you'll need to give some details of the system you're going to fit.

 

[macd]

I'm assuming (and hoping) it's one you bought second-hand, conks.
They all differ to some degree. But whatever it is, the installation instructions are probably available on-line. If they're not clear enough, there will probably be someone on here who can offer additional guidance on the practicalities, once you've identified what it is.

 

[prv]

Are you talking about installing an entire roller-furling system, or do you just have a boat with a roller-furler and the sail is not currently fitted?

Pete

 

[sailorman]

Basic instructions
Furling line furled on the drum
Bend on sail, a pre feeder is a great help ,ease halliard ( just standing luff)
haul in the furling line
Sail furled up
dont leave the halliard under tension with the sail furled , it will stretch the luff over time

 

[VicS]

Basic instructions
Furling line furled on the drum
Bend on sail, a pre feeder is a great help ,ease halliard ( just standing luff)
haul in the furling line
Sail furled up
dont leave the halliard under tension with the sail furled , it will stretch the luff over time

but make sure that the furling line is wound on the drum in the right direction to furl the sail with the UV protection strip ending up on the outside. Or if the line feed onto the drum is off set that the UV strip is on the right side of the sail to end up o the outside

 

[PaulRainbow]

but make sure that the furling line is wound on the drum in the right direction to furl the sail with the UV protection strip ending up on the outside.

What if he has a Sailspar ?

 

[VicS]

Hi,

Can you please provide me with basic step by step guidance for fitting a roller furling jib sail.

I have to put it on this coming weekend and I'm a newbie.

Many thanks.

Just checked your profile and see you have a Sea Wych

If you have the original Cooney reefing spar things are a little different to what most people realise because the halyard returns down the spar , not down the mast. The original instructions suggest that the halyard can also be used as the furling line but IMO thats not really a practical method.

I have the halyard in two parts , with a double sheet bend joining the two parts. Once the sail is hoisted I detach the tail, making off the remaining part on the top of the drum.

Due to the "bowstring effect" the luff should not be over tensioned.

BTW you do realise, I hope, that if you have the original SS Spars mast and unmodified rig with just 2 pairs of shrouds that the cap shrouds go on the aftermost pair of U bolts so that the spreaders are swept aft.

 

[VicS]

What if he has a Sailspar ?

What if he does have a sail spar? Areyou suggesting that with a saispar the UV strip should end up on the inside where it will do sod all good

 

[PaulRainbow]

What if he does have a sail spar? Areyou suggesting that with a saispar the UV strip should end up on the inside where it will do sod all good

Nope.

 

[sailorman]

What if he does have a sail spar? Areyou suggesting that with a saispar the UV strip should end up on the inside where it will do sod all good

with the sailspar just unfurl it then keep hauling, the UV strip will then be on the correct side

 

[VicS]

What if he has a Sailspar ?

Nope.

For the benenfit of the OP why dont you explain what you mean instead of making clever little cryptic remarks.

My post at # wahtever it was was purely intended to qualify what sailor man said about winding the furling line on the drum.

 

[PaulRainbow]

For the benenfit of the OP why dont you explain what you mean instead of making clever little cryptic remarks.

My post at # wahtever it was was purely intended to qualify what sailor man said about winding the furling line on the drum.

Funny.

 

[conks01]

Thanks all. It's difficult to say as the UV strips got shredded last weekend in strong conditions. A member of her club I'd sailed with decided to strip the jib no I've since had it in for repairs.I'll be picking it up this week so wanted to fit it myself. I hadn't noticed how it had been removed as my pal whipped it off so quickly. I will seek his guidance again no doubt but as I said I wanted to be able to do it myself. Cheers