[Rhodes22-list] IMF with battens

[Julie Thorndycraft]

Nick,
I believe our boat, Blue Loon, has the first 'official' battened IMF. We've 
had no problems with the furling as the batten does not furl into the mast - 
it stops right at the batten. The only issue that we've had is that we lost 
the original batten on a very windy day early on. Since we needed a 
replacement, we found that fiberglass driveway markers minus the reflector 
top worked perfectly and were the right length. We now sail with a couple of 
spares but have not lost one in the past two seasons.

Julie
s/v Blue Loon
1996 recycled in 2003

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>
> Does anybody have any experience and advice to offer of having the IMF 
> main sail with battens. Is there any noticable difference and does it 
> casuse problems with furling?
>
> I would appreciate views
>
> Thanks Nick
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