110 on a FF/2 Furler

[Mike]

At the risk of retreading some ground, I installed new sails including a 110% jib on a CD Furler after pulling the boat for the season.  I had sailed with a johnson Hank on 100% jib with sheets led between the shrouds and through the fairlead and the boat sailed beautifully although hated going forward to hank sail etc.  With a new 110% jib on the CD furler, the sail appears to rub on the upper spreader if sheets are led through the shrouds as opposed to taking the sheets outside and bringing them through blocks placed as forward as the cars will allow.  The handbook says sheets should be between the shrouds and this worked well with the working jib.  Obviously I have not filled the sail as I am merely installing furler and checking the sails  with boat on trailer in preparation for next season.  Comments on the operation of the 110% with CD FF2 furler would be appreciated.

[wes]

Mike - with any jib bigger than a 100 working jib, the sheets on the 19 must be led outside all shrouds. I have the same setup as yours on my 19.

Wes

[Mike]

thanks Wes, do you run them through the fairleads?

[wes]

No - I have the genoa tracks and cars. With the 110 jib I usually have the cars set about 12" aft of the winches. My fairleads are forward of the winches. That would be way too far forward to lead the sheets through.

Wes

[Mike]

very helpful Wes, thank you.

[Salty19]

The location of the sheet will probably vary a bit based on the cut of the sail being used.  A standard 110% from two sailmakers likely won't be exactly the same shape.   A higher foot may need to use the fairleads whereas a normal or low foot may need the tracks.

Of course when you reef the sail a little bit (not sure you are supposed to do this with a CDI, but folks do it), the ideal sheeting point will again change.

Having two lead cars on each track is kinda nice because you can move the forward car around while under sail.  This let's you maximize power for good conditions and depowers under bad conditions without too much effort.  With 1 car, all the pull is on it, and most people won't be able to muscle it around without luffing the sail first. This is not to be confused with reefing.  I am speaking about changing the sail shape to optimize power or reduce it.

[Mike]

will experiment...the two lead cars sounds like a good idea...never thought of that.