I think you will be happy with the CDI product. I was very happy with mine. (acquired used)
Look on the sailrite web site . They have a lot of information on how to modify sails and all the basic dimensions for your sails. If you have a workable 150 already then adding a luff tape to it is not a big job. You will have to remove it from the furler for storage away from the sun unless you add the cost of adding the UV cover. http://www.sailritesails.com/ShowAd.aspx?id=6341&sourceid=2 Remember the price on the sailrite site is for a kit that still needs to be sewn together. By the sounds of those numbers you are being offered a reasonable maybe even good deal. A 150 sail with luff tape and UV cover along with a furler. Mark Tamblyn From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Guttridge Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 8:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IC27A] headsails again It looks like the last thing that I really need to get in the water is a headsail. I posted a little while back about headsails and got some valuable information but I am still a little lost. I am trying to buy something like a 155 roller furler for my '72 tall rig. My local sailing shop is recommending the CDI flexible furler which he has offered me for $829 without ball bearings or $970 with, is that a good price? Do I need the ball bearings? He says that a new 155 for it would be something like $1200. I was hoping to spend a little less than that (then I would have more money in sails than in the boat itself!) so I am looking at sails on baconsails.com. It isn't clear to me from the descriptions what I need to go with that roller furler. When they say "covered rope luff" does that mean that it is taped for the slot in the furler? Their chart claims that I have a 36' luff, if I run the furler does that mean that I need to run a sail with a shorter luff to account for the length of the furler? If I just measure my headstay will that give me the size that I need or does it change under load? Hopefully you all can excuse my ignorance, I have lots of sailing experience but 0 boat owning experience. Thanks! John Guttridge President and Senior Consultant Black Box Computer Consulting 306 East State Street, Suite 230 Ithaca, NY 14850 Office: 607.277.8585 Mobile: 607.227.6884 eMail: [email protected] <mailto:john%40blackboxcc.com> www.blackboxcc.com "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" -Albert Einstein
