I am not stoked I got stuck with a pair of these on my ketch, I used to sail.square riggers, my bosun and Capt would be sick with me....buuuut the sails are basically new and you made me feel like it can work watching this. Thank you
Weird, your name is my father's name....looking for a sailing kind of boat? Why not do it style? We have a 65 foot, one of a kind schooner. Built in Thailand in 1974 planks and ribs are of a wood you can't pronounce that is better than teak....the rest is teak. Look up schooner Russamee...send me an offer.
Nice! I really like the little tips and tricks videos you produce. PS the wife and I were looking at your website today window shopping at lunch today. I know I could have emailed you this but I was wondering if you had or know of something that's ready to live aboard full time with solar and Bimini, dingy etc..looking around 54 ft. Thanks and keep the videos coming! Love all the boat tours
Oops! He left that part out! Ha! Yes, they can jam!! There ARE some tricks to doing this. 1) When rolling the sail back into the mast: Notice the two turns Ian took around the starboard cabin-top winch. He should have mentioned this is to automatically keep a little tension on the outhaul line as the sail rolls into the mast so as to keep the sail from getting wrinkles in it. Tip: In the real world, (not a dead calm morning like in this video), you want to steer ever so slightly off the wind so the sail is not dragging too much on the side of the mast slot as it rolls in. You want the wind to help push the sail away from that slot to ease the amount of friction. Which side is this?? It depends on whether your furling turns clockwise or counterclockwise. If it's counterclockwise winding the sail in, you want to fall off slightly so the wind is slightly on the starboard side of the mast to help push the sail away from the long slot in the mast which causes a lot of friction, requiring more force to roll it in. If your furling turns clockwise then the wind should be ever so slightly off the port side. This makes a huge difference on older sails, (that have become soft and easily wrinkle), so they don't wrinkle up as you are winding them in. As I type this, I have a 16-year-old "Neil Pride" roller furling main on my Beneteau 473 that is jammed in the mast and I'm going to have to force it out -- not fun. A little in, then a little out, in, out, in out... I've had to do this several times the past year. So guess what? I have ordered a brand new laminate/dacron sail that should work beautifully. (Fingers crossed! ). Hope this helps everyone. And Ian; keep up the great videos. It was YOU that got me to start backing this 473 beast into our slip. Great video on how to back her in! I now use the stand behind the helm method all the time! And suggest that others do it this way as well.
What is that woman saying at 2:16? Sounded as if she said, _We don’t normally raise it here._ It’s difficult to fully hear what she said, but if that’s what she said, then hopefully Ian tossed her into the water after filming the video.
For me it’s a must have option when considering the purchase of a sailboat today.
I am not stoked I got stuck with a pair of these on my ketch, I used to sail.square riggers, my bosun and Capt would be sick with me....buuuut the sails are basically new and you made me feel like it can work watching this. Thank you
Beautiful tutorials.
I'm thinking of buying my first sailboat. I've used a roller furler jib but wow, a furler for a main sail... how cool is that. Thanks for the demo.
Weird, your name is my father's name....looking for a sailing kind of boat? Why not do it style? We have a 65 foot, one of a kind schooner. Built in Thailand in 1974 planks and ribs are of a wood you can't pronounce that is better than teak....the rest is teak. Look up schooner Russamee...send me an offer.
Nice! I really like the little tips and tricks videos you produce. PS the wife and I were looking at your website today window shopping at lunch today. I know I could have emailed you this but I was wondering if you had or know of something that's ready to live aboard full time with solar and Bimini, dingy etc..looking around 54 ft. Thanks and keep the videos coming! Love all the boat tours
Yes! Give me a call at anytime! 1-619-507-4416
Nice video.
Ez pz...been spending time on a jean 43.9. Lots of fun!
Is furling the same as reefing sail?
Always good stuff TY!!
It never gets jammed in there?
Oops! He left that part out! Ha! Yes, they can jam!! There ARE some tricks to doing this. 1) When rolling the sail back into the mast: Notice the two turns Ian took around the starboard cabin-top winch. He should have mentioned this is to automatically keep a little tension on the outhaul line as the sail rolls into the mast so as to keep the sail from getting wrinkles in it. Tip: In the real world, (not a dead calm morning like in this video), you want to steer ever so slightly off the wind so the sail is not dragging too much on the side of the mast slot as it rolls in. You want the wind to help push the sail away from that slot to ease the amount of friction. Which side is this?? It depends on whether your furling turns clockwise or counterclockwise. If it's counterclockwise winding the sail in, you want to fall off slightly so the wind is slightly on the starboard side of the mast to help push the sail away from the long slot in the mast which causes a lot of friction, requiring more force to roll it in. If your furling turns clockwise then the wind should be ever so slightly off the port side. This makes a huge difference on older sails, (that have become soft and easily wrinkle), so they don't wrinkle up as you are winding them in. As I type this, I have a 16-year-old "Neil Pride" roller furling main on my Beneteau 473 that is jammed in the mast and I'm going to have to force it out -- not fun. A little in, then a little out, in, out, in out... I've had to do this several times the past year. So guess what? I have ordered a brand new laminate/dacron sail that should work beautifully. (Fingers crossed! ). Hope this helps everyone. And Ian; keep up the great videos. It was YOU that got me to start backing this 473 beast into our slip. Great video on how to back her in! I now use the stand behind the helm method all the time! And suggest that others do it this way as well.
@@mobiuslooped1551 Thanks for the great tips!
The issue with main sail furling is the extra weight in the mast which causes instability
Learning how to be a sailor here...
What is that woman saying at 2:16? Sounded as if she said, _We don’t normally raise it here._ It’s difficult to fully hear what she said, but if that’s what she said, then hopefully Ian tossed her into the water after filming the video.
I thought she said, "You're my reindeer"
Would be more useful if demonstrated under sail.
Gotta laugh with your marketing: "performance upgraded mainsail" on a in-mast furler... oxymoron.
Great demo. PLEASE get an F’ing tripod so people can actually see what you’re doing!
Way to much add to even get to the video