Roller Reefing Advce

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rajjes

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Hi,

I've decided to follow my rigger's advice and replace my ancient roller reefing with a modern one. The boat is a 1980's Moody 36 with 8mm rigging and I've shortlisted the following 3 models:

Profurl C350
Profurl Classic LC32
Facnor LS165

Any advise to help me decide is appreciated as all 3 seem to have similar specs and I cannot make up my mind!

Regards,

Duncan
 
rajjes said:
Hi,

I've decided to follow my rigger's advice and replace my ancient roller reefing with a modern one. The boat is a 1980's Moody 36 with 8mm rigging and I've shortlisted the following 3 models:

Profurl C350
Profurl Classic LC32
Facnor LS165

Any advise to help me decide is appreciated as all 3 seem to have similar specs and I cannot make up my mind!

Regards,

Duncan
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Harken or failing that Harken

My Harken is now trouble free @ 14 yrs old
 
I was in the same position as you , this time last year. Studied all the options ,looked at user feedback etc and finally opted for the Sailspar continuous line reefing system. It took us down to southern Portugal and was flawless. British made and definitely worth consideration in my opinion. It's always a difficult decision but hope it works out well.
 
Hola Rajjes

!4 years ago I bought for mi 37 feet boat a furlex.
It worked troublefree and I am very satisfied with it.
In the meantime they redesigned some aspects of this model which is probably now even better.
I sugges to take a look.

Regards

Chanquete
 
Hola Rajjes

!4 years ago I bought for mi 37 feet boat a furlex.
It worked troublefree and I am very satisfied with it.
In the meantime they redesigned some aspects of this model which is probably now even better.
I sugges to take a look.

Regards

Chanquete
 
Furlex seems to come up with positive reviews as well, Harken consistently recommended albeit a bit more expensive...hmmm this is getting more confusing as I was inclining towards profurl!

To add to the confusion profurl have the classic range (LC32) and the newer range (C350)?!

Please continue with any feedback you can offer!
 
rajjes said:
Furlex seems to come up with positive reviews as well, Harken consistently recommended albeit a bit more expensive...hmmm this is getting more confusing as I was inclining towards profurl!

To add to the confusion profurl have the classic range (LC32) and the newer range (C350)?!

Please continue with any feedback you can offer!
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Try a forum search there will be lots of comments
 
rajjes said:
Hi,

I've decided to follow my rigger's advice and replace my ancient roller reefing with a modern one. The boat is a 1980's Moody 36 with 8mm rigging and I've shortlisted the following 3 models:

Profurl C350
Profurl Classic LC32
Facnor LS165

Any advise to help me decide is appreciated as all 3 seem to have similar specs and I cannot make up my mind!

Regards,

Duncan
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I installed a Facnor FD230 in May 2012 - used two seasons now. Installed it by myself easy to install, good design, the flat deck system with webbing works fine (far better than the old well maintained furlex)

You should take a look at FD system from Facnor (FD190?)
 
I am not a fan of furling jibs but I do wonder are there no electric furlers available to do the job. Some will say why rely on electrics but then we happily go for electric anchor winches. I have seen hydraulic furlers on bigger ships but ti seems to me electric might be no dearer and motor could be under deck. Just wondering olewill
 
cmedsailor said:
I have the facnor sd165 (now replaced with ls165 if i am correct). Very simple and never had any problems. Boat is 11 years old.
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My Facnor had to be replaced almost entirely at 6 years old as first the bottom drum bearing failed and then 6 months later the top swivel bearing. The bearings were non-replaceable. Would not have bought Facnor spares if I'd known that the second failure was imminent - I'd have replaced the lot with a Furlex or Profurl.
 
William_H said:
I am not a fan of furling jibs but I do wonder are there no electric furlers available to do the job. Some will say why rely on electrics but then we happily go for electric anchor winches. I have seen hydraulic furlers on bigger ships but ti seems to me electric might be no dearer and motor could be under deck. Just wondering olewill
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I think an electric furler is a very dangerous thing. When unrolling the sail, the wind does its trick and there's no pressure on the furler. It just rotates and you need to control it with the furler line. When furling back the sail you need to do this by hand ("empty" the air from the sail either pointing towards the wind or behind the main sail) to make sure there's no chance of a halyard wrap up there you will not notice with an electric furler or even with a winch.
 
William_H said:
I am not a fan of furling jibs but I do wonder are there no electric furlers available to do the job. Some will say why rely on electrics but then we happily go for electric anchor winches. I have seen hydraulic furlers on bigger ships but ti seems to me electric might be no dearer and motor could be under deck. Just wondering olewill
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Electrical furlers do exist (at a price), should only be operated when the brain is connected...
 
rajjes said:
Hi,

I've decided to follow my rigger's advice and replace my ancient roller reefing with a modern one. The boat is a 1980's Moody 36 with 8mm rigging and I've shortlisted the following 3 models:

Profurl C350
Profurl Classic LC32
Facnor LS165

Any advise to help me decide is appreciated as all 3 seem to have similar specs and I cannot make up my mind!

Regards,

Duncan
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I fitted Profurl C32 about 12 years ago ,the whole thing is beautifully engineered but I did have a problem when trying to dismantle when storing mast a machine screw on bottom unit would not come out it originally had a blue coating on that was probably some sort of loctite I sent the whole unit back to UK agent IMP and they returned it to Profurl in France,this part is a big chunk of titanium and would cost £500 but I was delighted when they sent me a complete new unit no charge and I think now they use a copper paste on the screws .Apart from that it has been excellent I chose the foil with two grooves for fast sail changing and one can fly twin head sails downwind not that I have ever done it but its nice to have the option.
 
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