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Magnus decides to reduce the length of the headsail furler foil to prevent it from getting caught up in one of the halyards in the future, and jamming up the system. So we remove the furler and begin the task of shortening it, replacing the rivets and bolt...

After the lovely sail through the Owen Channel we decide to anchor for the night. The wind is howling. But, disaster strikes when Magnus tries to furl the headsail. Something is very wrong. We go backwards and forwards into the wind to try and furl it bu...

Now that we have our new sails we can finally install the headsail furling Reefurl Furler. It’s simple to install and is provided with easy to follow instructions. Nothing has been left to chance. Thanks for watching. Until next time… Wendy and Mag...

After returning from the remote West Coast of Tasmania where we had no cell phone reception, and, discovering the widespread disruption due to the Corona virus pandemic, we decide to stay on the East Coast to remain in regular contact with our families. Fu...

2008 Beneteau Oceanis 46 From the day we bought Sunday a shroud was showing signs of corrosion that we paid close attention too, along with damaging our forestay crossing the Aegean Sea and our insurance not covering anything to do with the mast/rigging (...

Vlog#1 We pull up the anchor for the last time in mainland Canada and set off with no real plan! We sailed across Georgia Straight into Silva Bay where we dropped the hook for the night. The next day we continued south down through the San Juan Islands. We...

I returned from Nagoya with the furler and my tail between my legs: no luck fixing it. I did, however, manage to clean out some of the insides and get it re-installed. And as usual, there is a silver lining! (You'll just have to watch to find out!) Also,...

Last week we rebuilt the Furler, and this week we’ll rebuild the gearbox, and re-install all the parts of the Furling system back into the mast. At the end of the video I’ll give some tips that will make the your system last just a little bit longer a...

In this Tips on Tuesday we remove the Motor, gearbox, and Furler from the mast on an Amel Super Maramu. We complete the rebuild of the furler. Thanks so much for watching 🙏 Stay tuned as next Friday 12PM EST we release a new video 🎥 We do our best...

Well, this may very well be the end of my journey with Wahine. An issue with the furler has me up against a wall, and I got to a pretty low point. Perhaps there is a silver lining? Support Pacific Solo on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/pacificso...

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This video explains how to hoist a jib on a furling system, including setting up the furling drum and pre-feeder device before raising the sail. I'll explain issues to watch for during and following the hoisting procedure.