New Jib Furling system/foil - what thoughts, please?

srm said:
Have a look at the Sailspar continuous line reefing gear. Nice thick rope to pull on and no chance of a foul up on the drum. Fitted one on my previous boat (31 ft Prout cat) and had no problems. Fitted two on my present boat (35 ft + bowsprit, cutter rig, 9 ton dispacement) as wanted to increase diameter of forestays. Have done a few thousand miles with each boat in varying wind strengths without any problems. Two friends who use their boats a lot, cruising for five months or so each year, have also fitted them without problems. They come as a complete kit and are easilly fitted with mast up or down. I fitted all three with mast up. I would suggest you get the full kit that includes a new forestay wire.
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I also had a Sailspar on a Jaguar 27, made locally in Brightlingsea, excellent piece of kit with good support, I added a deck mounted Lewmar clutch to hold the rope while I made another pull on the rope. The rope is endless so made to measure.
 
cmedsailor said:
Have you got any quotes from Facnor? Quite well and simple engineered (the cruising SD range) and I think they don't cost a fortune.
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At about 7 years old my Facnor (original Jeanneau fit) was replaced, bearings in both top and bottom units were shot and according to Facnor agent non-replaceable. I know people have dismantled and sourced and replaced bearings but just putting new complete drum and swivel units in (££ouch) - plus a new forestay - was the quick fix to get the boat going again.
 
I have just replaced my fore stay and furler due to a catastrophic failure of my 30 year old seafurl.

I went for a system that replaced the forestay as my old was of unknown age.

I settled on the sailspar continuous line system after sailing with one on a friends boat.

The inclusive forestay negates the need to separately purchase.

It was a doddle to fit with an excellent set of instructions and all the hardware supplied. My support from the staff at sailspar was second to none with great comms.

It was well constructed strong as tonto and it's reduced mass provides bags of extra room for anchor deployment etc...

Mid range price and worth every penny.


Robert Wilson said:
Time has come to replace forestay and jib-furling system and I'm wanting a good, reliable, non-mortgage system.
The Plastimo 810T at circa £700 is within budget. Forestay obviously extra to that.

Any views on the Plastimo, as I can't afford the Harken.

Or any other recommendations.

Much appreciated, as usual,

RW

Boat is a 9m sloop, masthead rig with 135% genoa.
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I know I shall forever rue the cost of the Furlex, and shall have to seriously curtail my evening glass of rum for a while. But it's on the boat, will probably see me AND the boat out, and it ticks tall the boxes.
Who needs a summer holiday in the Champagne reagion anyway? SWMBO has not spoken to me for some days now!!!!
 
I have the Plastimo 810T and has been trouble free since it was fitted some 8 years ago. Actually, you will never hear of problems with any of the plastimo furling systems; they are low cost because they are simple.
 
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC said:
I have the Plastimo 810T and has been trouble free since it was fitted some 8 years ago. Actually, you will never hear of problems with any of the plastimo furling systems; they are low cost because they are simple.
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That's good to hear, in all respects. I have a niggling feeling that I may have overspent on mine. Time will tell!

Fair winds
R
 
I have a Plastimo furler, an old one that still works. I often get problems with the furling line running off the drum because the only guide is a pulley on my gaurdrails, no feeder attached to the drum. Is it possible to fit a later design of drum with feeder arm to the existing foil? I believe the foil section has not changed, having had to replace a part in the foil last week, no problem ordering an insert for the foil, maybe more recent drums fit the same circular design of foil?
 
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