which sail for new furler?

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CFarr

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I'm having a furler fitted to replace the hank-on system for my headsails.
I have several headsails that came with the boat and so I was thinking of having one altered rather than buy new, at least to start with.

I have a No.1, No.2, two No.3's, a blade No.4 and a storm jib and so was thinking of having the No.2 converted as that would still be a large sail but probably not as 'used' as the No1?

The yacht is a Sigma 362 cruiser/racer so am I right in thinking that a hanked on No.1 would probably soon need to be changed down anyway?

I know all about the better shape you get from hank on sails but unfortunately I can't spare the room for them.

thanks all.
 
I'd get the #2 altered to suit, bearing in mind it won't set that well reefed, when compared to sail made for the job. ie: rope padded luff etc. Also, I would get the #4 altered to fit the headfoil too. Could prove very useful when it's a bit windy.
 
The angle of dangle

When discussing a replacement genoa for our boat the sailmaker made the point that roller genoas have to be cut with a high clew.
If your existing sails have a foot that is almost deck sweeping these will not roll properly as the roll will not be even on the spar. At the bottom the sail will roll up with each turn almost on top of the previous, leading to a hopeless part rolled shape. The addition of a UV strip will make this bunching worse.
If I am not clear try rolling a triangle of paper around a pencil with different shapes.
By the time you have changed the luff wire to a tape which fits the foil and added the UV strip I doubt if it is worthwhile.
Sorry to be negative, but you could look at it as an opportunity to justify further expenditure on the boat.
 
johnphilip said:
When discussing a replacement genoa for our boat the sailmaker made the point that roller genoas have to be cut with a high clew.
If your existing sails have a foot that is almost deck sweeping these will not roll properly as the roll will not be even on the spar. At the bottom the sail will roll up with each turn almost on top of the previous, leading to a hopeless part rolled shape. The addition of a UV strip will make this bunching worse.
If I am not clear try rolling a triangle of paper around a pencil with different shapes.
By the time you have changed the luff wire to a tape which fits the foil and added the UV strip I doubt if it is worthwhile.
Sorry to be negative, but you could look at it as an opportunity to justify further expenditure on the boat.
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Thanks for that, sounds sensible.
Not what I wanted to hear of course but, hey ho, it's only money :)
 
CFarr said:
I'm having a furler fitted to replace the hank-on system for my headsails.
I have several headsails that came with the boat and so I was thinking of having one altered rather than buy new, at least to start with.

I have a No.1, No.2, two No.3's, a blade No.4 and a storm jib and so was thinking of having the No.2 converted as that would still be a large sail but probably not as 'used' as the No1?

The yacht is a Sigma 362 cruiser/racer so am I right in thinking that a hanked on No.1 would probably soon need to be changed down anyway?

I know all about the better shape you get from hank on sails but unfortunately I can't spare the room for them.

thanks all.
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Which one do you use most or is the boat to new (to you) to know yet?
 
Fantasie 19 said:
Which one do you use most or is the boat to new (to you) to know yet?
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Too new, only been out on her once for a couple of hours and we didn't hoist a headsail - too much else to think about at the time.
I'm going to the boat next weekend so I'll have a trip to a local loft, there is somewhere that does part-ex sails I believe?
Just want it sorting before I start the 500nM delivery :)
 
SeaTeach will take secondhand sails in part-ex for new sails (assuming the old sails are unwanted as opposed to totally knackered). I had a spinnaker on my last boat that I was never going to use so I part-ex'd it against a new headsail, which made a significant difference - my previous headsail was about 150% and well used, so it had to be reefed in about an F4 and by the time you got to the top end of an F5 it was useless upwind as it had no shape. The new sail was about 130% and so much better.

Neil
 
You could ask the question on the Sigma 362.co.uk website / facebook page. I believe several people use 110 - 120% sails and that is what I am planning on going down to when I get round to replacing my 150% furling headsail.

Why not register on the Sigma 362 site at the same time ?

Barry
 
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