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    Fixed forestay to roller furling

    Caerus, My bowplate has a couple of holes, and by pinning the roller drum in the aft hole it just clear the forestay. It does not rub. Only minor problem is you have to furl the sail carefully to avoid wrapping it around the fixed forestay. Not really a "problem" and I like the feeling of...
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    Fixed forestay to roller furling

    I have a Harken roller furler,and the fixed forestay is still in place. My boat and mast are in storage for the winter, so I can't check on how the forestay and the furler swivel are attached, Obviously they are attached to different tabs. I have had no trouble with having this redundant mast...
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    Single Handing the Capri (how to?)

    Single Handing, and the turtle I am 84, and I sail a 14.2 on a large lake in MI. My wife does not like a boat that "leans", so I mostly sail solo. Also have a Hunter 146 (14.5ft) that I sail on inland waters near Gulfshores, AL. It "leans" even more than the Capri. I turtled the Capri last...
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    Baby Bob to the rescue - I hope!

    Anti-turtling device? When I bought my present Capri 14.2 second hand it came with a strange looking triangular sleeve device which appeared to be closed cell foam covered with heavy nylon. The thing is designed to fit over and attach to the top of the mainsail. It covers about two feet of the...
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    Anti-turtle float

    How effective is the anti-turtling float for the 14,2? I have one, and have not used it, but after "turtling" last summer I am about to try it! carrnor
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    Roller Furling Info

    Roller furler as forestay Thanks for your interest in my note. Inputs from folks involved in sailing are always useful. My original comment was sort of a response to a thread that I had read about a "near disaster" story from some folks with a roller furler. The extension connector (I don't...
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    Roller Furling Info

    Roller furler & forestay I have been using a roller furler for several years, and found that I did not have to "do away" with the forestay. Takes a little adjusting to get spacing between the forestay and the jib so that it won"t foul on the forestay when "rolling", but once it's set it works...
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    I'm on top of the world!!!!

    Maybe I outbid you? I just picked up a 14.2 (1991) at Weathermark Sailing in Buford, GA, near Lake Lanier. At 83 I'm a little older than most! Lost my last 14.2 in IVAN in 2004, and had been looking for a while. Sail at Orange Beach, AL, and soon up nearTraverse City, MI...
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