[Rhodes22-list] Furlers - CDI or GB

[Jay Friedland]

Julie-
I've had both and echo most of the plusses and minusses of the group. 
GBI if mishandled and gets a bend, it's pretty hard to unbend. For 
trailering, you would have to support bottom end of CDI. More 
important, the gennie should get a luff pad the bigger the size.
J



On Saturday, February 15, 2003, at 01:44 PM, Julie Thorndycraft wrote:

> When we get our recycled Rhodes, we have the option of either getting 
> the CDI furler or the one created by General Boats. I'd like to get 
> some feedback from those of you on the list who have experience with 
> either or both. We will be trailering the boat frequently and both 
> Elton and Stan have indicated that the GB one is easier to tie down 
> but that it will not allow you to change sails with the mast up - at 
> this point that is not a big issue because we will only have one genoa 
> (175%).
>
> Are there other pros/cons for either?
> Repair/maintenance issues?
> Ease of rigging?
>
> Thanks in advance for your advice,
> Julie Thorndycraft
> Rhodes owner - May 2003
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