[Rhodes22-list] Mainsail Behind Mast Furling

[Bud Connor]

Brad,
   I rent dock space from a guy who has a 39' Nicholson that has a CDI 
behind the mast roller furler.
I can take some pictures of it when I get over to my boat this weekend. 
 Any specific pics you want?

-Bud

Brad Haslett wrote:

>I've been wanting to add boom furling or in-mast mainsail furling to my 30'
>S2 ever since I bought it (I know, I know, should have kept the R-22) but
>wasn't willing to spend 20-30% of the cost of the boat to do it.  This
>morning, I stumbled across Somerset Sails offering a behind-the-mast
>mainsail furler by CDI on e-Bay for less than $2700 including a new sail.
>Since I don't race the loss of battens and performance is not an issue.  My
>mainsail is pretty tired anyway and the cheapest cost for replacement is
>around a thousand bucks.  This option looks attractive.  Do any of you have
>any experience with behind-mast furling systems in general or have marina
>neighbors who do, specifically the CDI furler?  This apparently is a recent
>development by CDI.
>
>Brad
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