Hi Bristol

There is a wooden boat tied up at the dock in Hobart that has that type of fuller fitted and she is probably at least 30 to 40 years old so perhaps it is something that was used a while ago before in mast systems were available

Regards Don

And obviously only work on boats sailing uphill! Forgot to rotate photo.

Bristol

If you want to blow dough, fit it on your boat.

Keep It Simple Sailor.

Bristolfashion said..




I've never seen this before. It's like a furling headsail system attached to the mast as a main. The outhaul looks like you would expect from an in-mast furler. There's a definite gap between the luff and the mast.

Anyone seen one before? Do they work.

Cheers

Bristol

they work very well as long as you have a very big motor for going upwind

Sorry if I seem to contradict .
however, my roller furling main seems to work quite fine .
and when I watch other boaties struggle to put up thier main ,
i often think that it looks realy hard , almost like work!
i am certainly no expert sailer so may well not have a clue .
but I don't leave the cockpit to raise or lower sails .
and as the weather worsens I just pull some in ,
not head up and reef .
i know no better but have read the coastal passage .
in one article ragein cageins owner after a very big sail trip mentioned that he would go for a loose footed main if he was to
make changes .
loose footed is what a roller main is ?
am I just stupid or am I missing something .?

Is that why it seem to have no problems ?
Powers like a ranger and makes the boat go forward?