[Rhodes22-list] GB Furler?

Thu Jun 10 14:06:09 EDT 2010

Yes there is a difference. The GBI furler is an aluminum tube with a 
slot in it with a starboard reel at the bottom. The sail is fastened 
to the tube with screws. Stan started shipping boats with the CDI 
furler instead a few years back. The original GBI furler worked well 
and was nearly bulletproof but the only way to remove the sail was to 
lower the mast which is what we did 7 years ago when threatened by a 
Hurricane then Tropical Storm Isabel.

We now have a Schaeffer Snap-Furl which allows us to raise and lower 
the genoa with a halyard. There are plusses and minuses like 
everything. It works pretty well but is subject to halyard wrap if 
you don't get the halyard restrainer properly positioned or leave the 
halyard too loose. You also need another halyard - we now have one 
for the jib and one for the UPS. The furler is made of PVC sections 
that snap together (permanently) lengthwise around the forestay. For 
transport we strap it to the mast. We haven't done anything extra to 
support the furler reel but might if we were transporting it longer 
distances. We have a 3 mile run from the boatyard where we store the 
boat for the winter to home where we do our spring commissioning and 
about the same from here to the ramp where we launch.

We went with the Schaeffer because it is easier to change sails with 
the external halyard rather than the messenger line set-up on the CDI.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD

At 01:05 PM 6/10/2010, you wrote:
>Mary Lou,
>
>Is there a difference between the GBI furler, and the CDI furler?  I 
>have the CDI (Crusing Design International) which is transported 
>tied to the mast and supported at one end by a pvc pipe that is 
>fitted into one end of the mast.
>
>Do you now have a genoa furler that is different, one that does not 
>have that Luff section that must be kept straight?
>
>Caesar
>
>
>
>
>
>________________________________
>From: Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 9:45:40 AM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GB Furler?
>
>We transported ours a short distance with a pick-up. Tied it so it
>extended a bit beyond the rear and then forward over the passenger
>side rear view mirror and I guess resting on the hood but tied off to
>the front bumper. A long trailer - like a boat trailer would also
>work. Back when we used the GBI furler it would be transported
>strapped to the mast, sticking out a bit fore and aft.
>
>Mary Lou
>1991 R22  Fretless
>Rock Hall, MD
>
>
>At 10:17 AM 6/10/2010, you wrote:
> >What's the best way to transport the old style furlers.  They're
> >kind of long.  I can get one from the previous owner of my boat if I
> >can figure out transpo.  That would be a nice upgrade to my existing
> >hank-on rig.  I think the tube travels as a contiguous unit.  Does
> >anyone have a suggestion?
> >
> >  Keep Asking Questions,,
> >Jeff Kantor
> >c. 917.825.5380
> >sirius1 at canusmajor.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >________________________________
> >From: Todd Tavares <sprocket80 at mail.com>
> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >Sent: Wed, June 9, 2010 11:52:14 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GB Furler?
> >
> >
> >Bob,
> >
> >    I have a couple.  Where are you located?  Anywhere near Washington DC?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Todd T
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Bob Keller <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com>
> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >Sent: Mon, Jun 7, 2010 8:04 pm
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] GB Furler?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Hi All,
> >
> >
> >
> >Hate to change the subject away from Dark & Stormies - one of my
> >favorites - but
> >
> >I have a question.  Does anyone have a GB furler that they do not
> >use anymore?
> >
> >Maybe someone who has upgraded?  If so would you be willing to sell
> >it to me?  I
> >
> >don't need the tube, just the drum because my bottom drum has broken
> >into four
> >
> >pieces.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks in advance...
> >
> >
> >
> >Bob K
> >
> >
> >
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