hi, does anyone have any idea how much it would cost to change my sails (jib) from having to put it up by conecting it with the little clioe to a furling system. also what to you call the line. rope. stay ? at the front :)
I just had a zipup bag made for my main to drop into, it cost
$850 for a 6metre boom. add the cost of lazyjacks on top.
its great!
Without any idea of what sort of boat and existing equipment that you have and information on what it is that you want to end up with, the only response someone can possibly give is "the cost will depend upon the depth of your pockets".
Hi BENNYP
what kind of boat do you have?
Masthead? Fractional? Trailerable? Left in the water?
If she's little, trailered, and you're on a budget, maybe keep your pennies and keep the dropping-heady method for now.
Noticed in another of your posts you bought a Tohatsu 9.8..still going well? I have one on the inflatable...purchased last year...hasn't missed a beat. Great sales and after-service from the lovely dealer at Bribie Island. Did you buy yours there?
Cheers
Trace
thanks guys, i have a roberts 25 adventurer, and its moored permantly in the water, i see lots of other yachts out there with the furlers and it just look so much easer and more user friendly, and about the motor its fantastic, its muvh lighter than the others and runs like adream, the only thing i might change is the prop and get a hi thrust on but it pushes us along very well, i also have a tohatsu on my ducky and it has run perfectly for years.
im not sure of the measurments or how i get them (ideas)
run a tape up the halyard, then measure base of stay to mast, lay the sail size (largest heady) out on grass and run a tape over it. sail maker can then give a quote.
Benny definately go with the boom bag with lazy jacks if you can fit it in the budget.
With a furling headsail, and boom bag, I can sail my 29 ft tri fine single handed, knowing I can drop sails pretty quickly if need be. The headsail furls in about 1 minute, and the main drops by itself into the bag with the halyard led back into the cockpit through a clutch.
You can then tidy the boom up at your leisure, or leave it till you are back on the mooring.
Ideal scenario is if you set it up to do all without having to go on deck.
keep in mind that a furler wont give the same performance sailing to windward when the sail is partially furled, but if you get a bolt rope sewen into your other sails and its a twin track on the furler and 2 halyards, you can still do efficient sail changes while on the go with only 1 stay.
