[quote=Wolfman]Exactly for the reason Erice was thinking about it. I tend to sail solo quite a bit and would like the option to depower when things get hairy. I also take a lot of people who have never been on a sailboat for rides around the lake. Furling the jib will let me declutter the sheets a bit and not scare the crap out of my passenger.
I got a used Hobie furling drum and a Harken swivel so I just need a shorter forestay with a pigtail (and a few small bits) to make it work.
I will put a cleat on the adjuster for the downhaul but I haven't decided how to work the actual downhaul. I'm debating with just reusing my wire halyard and downhaul or going with an Aussie system (3:1 at the top of the forestay). The only thing keeping me from going Aussie is the fact that you need about 80' of line for the halyard and then have to wither store it in the forestay or sister clip it and pack it away. I will take pics when I actually have it done (in about 4 months, after the deep freeze ends, -40C/-40F this morning).
On the topic of spinnakers someone on the want adds page is selling a complete system off an F17 for relatively cheep ($400 for the pole/snuffer kit plus $150-$800 for a sail depending on which one you want). That would work SWEET on a 5.2, exactly the right size - wish I had the cash!
Regards,
Dave[/quote]
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