(I changed the subject line, as it did not make much sense.) How about using a bungee cord for attaching the pre-feeder. This is what I have on this boat and what I had on the previous one. This works like a charm: when you use it, it works like it was attached using a piece of cord, but when it drops off the sail, it stays close to the furler’s drum and does not bang around.
Marek ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 18:27:07 +0000 (UTC) From: Alan Bergen <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List CnC-List Digest, Vol 99, Issue 8 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" My pre-feeder is attached to a padeye, at the base of the forestay, with a piece of line. Once the jib is hoisted, it drops off the luff to the deck. You don't want the pre-feeder attached once the job is hoisted, or it would jam when you try to lower the jib. If your luff rope goes all the way to the tack, you might ask your sailmaker to hot knife off a section to accommodate the pre-feeder. Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR
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