Originally Posted by
Mojo31
Well said, but I would throw 28 X 1.25 knobby tires into that mix as well.
My wife used to express a desire for a boat with in-mast furling. Until I asked her how she would feel if caught out in 25+ mph winds and the thing jams and and we have to hit the slip under sail. She doesn't understand sail trim very well either.
That sounds about right.
The only system I have experience with was on a 1980s Hinckley Southwest 42, inside a stubby telephone pole of a mast, which probably helped. It was 100% reliable on four Gulf Stream crossings, a couple of which were pret-ty sporty. All you had to do was keep some outhaul tension when you rolled it up. Like everything else on the boat, it was powered, which was nice.