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!

BENNYP said...

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 :)

The cheapest decent headsail furler is made by Alado and are about $1000. Add the cost of converting the headsail luff to this and cordage etc.
www.alado.com/

For the mainsale cover I would suggest a lazy jack combination/ stacker system. Well setup these will transform your sailing experience. I personally would just sew my own from Acrylic canvass but there are kits available or you can commission a local sailmaker/cover business to do the job. Sailrite do kits I'm sure,
www.sailrite.com/ They probably have an instructional video as well. I notice they even have an Australian agent now in Queensland.

As always check out www.youtube.com for examples of roller furling and mainsail covers etc., its all there.

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)

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.