How do you use furling mainsail?
How do you use furling mainsail?
To furl
- Release the backstay.
- Put the boat on a starboard tack – with the wind slightly forward of the beam.
- Release the mainsheet and vang.
- Ease the outhaul a little.
- Take in on the furling line.
- Keep easing the outhaul and taking in on the furling line.
- Furl the sail until the UV strip is showing at the mast.
How do you reef with in mast furling?
How To Furl Properly and Prevent Future Jams
- Steer into the wind and fall off to the left a couple of degrees.
- Wrap the boom vang line around a winch and tighten it up a bit.
- Carefully unwrap the mainsheet from the winch and loosen the mainsheet.
- Wrap the outhaul once or twice on a cabin top winch.
How do you hoist a furling mainsail?
Lift the mainsail head to the mast and attach to the head of the sail to furling head swivel. The mainsail head has the same rope corner as the tack for ease of furling. If your mainsail has no battens, you can now hoist the mainsail all the way and furl into the mast.
What do spreaders do on a mast?
A spreader is a spar on a sailboat used to deflect the shrouds to allow them to better support the mast. Often, there are multiples, called spreaders. The spreader or spreaders serve much the same purpose as the crosstrees and tops in a traditional sailing vessel.
What is a furling system?
The simplest and most common furling systems are for jibs and other headsails. When the line is pulled, the furler turns, rolling up the jib; when the furling line is released, the jibsheet may be used to unfurl the jib. The other common type of furling system is for the mainsail.
Where is the furling slot on a Selden mast?
The wide sail slot allows for vertical battens and a positive roach of the main sail and the sailgroove on the luff extrusion is located asymmetrically to help the sail furl easily around the extrusion. The furling system is based on Seldén’s proven technology.
Can A Selden mast be used as a mainsail?
A Seldén furling mast makes it easy to unroll and set your mainsail, and rolling it in is just as quick and easy. By furling the sail vertically into the mast you don’t have to furl very much to reduce the sail area substantially.
How is the furling of a mast done?
Furling and unfurling is accomplished either from the cockpit with an endless reefing line and an outhaul line or at the mast using a winch handle at the mast linedriver. In the latter case the outhaul is taken to the boom or mast near the gooseneck. (See Fig. 7.1). Unfurling When unfurling from the cockpit the linedriver must be set to ”free”.
Where are the turning blocks on a Selden mast?
Turning blocks at the base of the mast are designed to enable the ready-spliced, endless line to be easily threaded into position. Seldén deck blocks have the same feature. The sail groove on the luff extrusion is located asymmetrically to help the sail furl easily around the extrusion.