Select to expand quoteSandS said..cisco said..
The furler has not the scope to raise the sail any higher but close hauled the sail does sit inside the life lines. It is Furlex I believe and the foil has two luff grooves. I am just wondering how I can make use of that feature.
Any ideas??
you can pull a different headsail up the leeward track and set it with seperate sheets .then pull down the other headsail . i have the same same set up , but never bothered doing it . .......its a racing thing .
Well no I can't do that because the spinner at the top is holding the original sail up there. I could pull another sail up the other groove with the spare halliard but then I can't get the original sail down.
If it was only a foil that did not furl I could do that, likewise if I had twin head stays.
The only use I see for it is as Dr Rog says is for dual head sails for running down wind.
Any further advices from anybody on this twin luff groove question??
I have the same set up. When the previous owners were doing Hobarts they removed the furling drum and the racing sails used the whole of the twin grooves. They could then raise a replacement sail before dropping the first. The sails [which are just beautiful] are too long on the luff to be employed with a furler in place unfortunately. Even the number 5 has a tape that fills the whole of the groove but it does fit with the furler in place.
Went to Gove this weekend,
We are slowly making our way from Townsville to Darwin. looking forward to sailing through the hole in the wall tomorrow. Will post pics
Hi to all
Once a year at the club we have a novice skippers race where those of us who normally crew on the regular race fleet bring our own boats out and have a couple of races around the bay with a experienced skipper on board giving advise and acting as our crew
Aqua-Fae did ok with a second across the line and a first on handicap in the first race and a embarrassing sixth across the line and sixth on handicap in the second race after a major stuff up on my part rounding a buoy and touching it in the second race when we were looking pretty good also
Here is a photo of Aqua-Fae choofing along towards the finish line
Regards Don
Select to expand quoteRamona said..
I have the same set up. When the previous owners were doing Hobarts they removed the furling drum and the racing sails used the whole of the twin grooves. They could then raise a replacement sail before dropping the first. The sails [which are just beautiful] are too long on the luff to be employed with a furler in place unfortunately. Even the number 5 has a tape that fills the whole of the groove but it does fit with the furler in place.
I was thinking that the unit may have been made to be used as a foil or furler. I had it in mind to get rid of the furler as I have other very good sails ( a blade working jib and a possible No 2 or 3) that have hanks and the sail on the furler is a bit old and stretched.
However looking at the quality of the furler itself I am thinking it is worth keeping (if it was a Reefurl from Airlie Beach it would be coming off straight away) and I am now having a good look at fitting a "Solent Stay" such as Morning Bird has.
Sorry I am a bit off topic here. May start another thread on it later. 
Select to expand quoteRiffRaff said..
Went to Gove this weekend,
We are slowly making our way from Townsville to Darwin. looking forward to sailing through the hole in the wall tomorrow. Will post pics
That will be very interesting. I have been through there on a Navy Patrol boat with 3 thousand horse power. You will need to work the tide as it does rush through there.
Looking forward to your account of it.
Select to expand quoteRamona said..
I have the same set up. When the previous owners were doing Hobarts they removed the furling drum and the racing sails used the whole of the twin grooves. They could then raise a replacement sail before dropping the first. The sails [which are just beautiful] are too long on the luff to be employed with a furler in place unfortunately. Even the number 5 has a tape that fills the whole of the groove but it does fit with the furler in place.
If you do that (use the twin grooves to raise a second sail) you have to ensure you use the port halyard with the port groove and the starboard halyard with the starboard groove. Bad things happen if you end with crossed halyards and two sails up...
Select to expand quoteRiffRaff said..
Went to Gove this weekend,
We are slowly making our way from Townsville to Darwin. looking forward to sailing through the hole in the wall tomorrow. Will post pics
Don't be surprised if you get a visit from the Army's Northern Defence Patrols that roam through that area.
Oh come one HG, cheese and bikkies aren't that expensive, anyone can afford them.
Made it safely to Darwin. 2 weeks from Cairns. Some beautiful country but the hole in the wall was spectacular.
We entered on what we calculated as the high tide and found we were a little early. Current was still quite strong around 3 knots
Not sure why people have to deface such beautiful country with graffiti which was sprayed on some of the rock walls
russwan.wordpress.com/03-sailing-voyages/1993-voyage-to-darwin/
That link relates to the hole in the wall just some reading when the misses forgets to give you a list of things to do 
Well done Riff Raff keep us posted looking forward to your next post.
Hope the winds favor you
what a great story hgo2 hope to do that trip
myself oneday soon and over to the kimberlys cheers ray
Sailed back from Pittwater after some work and a bum scrub - gee, she goes quicker with a smooth bum and a polished prop. I can see why the racers clean theirs so often. Ran into the southerly change just out of Sydney but was lucky enough to sail between the two squalls.
Time not spent messing about in boats is wasted. Quote?????
Real nice pic above.
Went down to my boat today, opened all hatches to let the breeze through, started the engine and ran it for 20 mins or so, grabbed a couple of lengths of line and some shackles for a shore job tomorrow, gave her a pat and went ashore again.
On Saturday nov 22 two of us sailed Bundeena to CYCA in perfect 15 to 20 knot easterlys. Overnighted at a berth there then explored the harbour for a couple of hours. Came home in the pea soup, motoring most of the way.
My Southern Cross 23 went very well and it was a great trip.
If you missed it on the other post, Havefun and I took Morning Bird to Lord Howe Island and back to Pittwater.
A challenging sail with proper gales and calms both ways and the currents causing a few headaches.
Details and video on the S&S 34 around the world post.
Maybe next year I'll get to meet you MorningBird. We also went to Lord Howe for the BBQ on the 18th but left the day before to catch the next wind change to get us back to Southport. The Predict Winds had us at Lord Howe for another week or so if we didn't take this opportunity. The boss (she who must be obeyed) wouldn't have appreciated me being off the chain that long. We spent just over a week there and it was well worth the trip and caught up with the crew of a few of the earlier arrivals, but a pity to miss the barbee. The trip there was a good run with nothing over 30knts aft of the beam, but we ran out of wind on the way home and the Northerly (NW) got us about 40nm off Southport. No breakages and the boat gave us a comfortable ride with its 12 tonne of steel smoothing out the sea state. There was 2 of us on board doing 2hr watches through the night.
Select to expand quoteLooseChange said..
Oh come one HG, cheese and bikkies aren't that expensive, anyone can afford them.
Theres Caviar in there Loose change
Select to expand quoteHG02 said..
LooseChange said..
Oh come one HG, cheese and bikkies aren't that expensive, anyone can afford them.
Theres Caviar in there Loose change
Nooooo it isn't, everyone knows that sailors can't afford real caviar, so it's probably only lumpfish roe .
Select to expand quoteLooseChange said..HG02 said..
LooseChange said..
Oh come one HG, cheese and bikkies aren't that expensive, anyone can afford them.
Theres Caviar in there Loose change
Nooooo it isn't, everyone knows that sailors can't afford real caviar, so it's probably only lumpfish roe .
Your right Whiteout probably put Vegemite in the Jar make it look nice
No everyone can afford a little bit of real caviar some times but we went out again and caught red throat and spotted emperor
Had an absolutely brilliant 5 hour solo sail today. Went down to pick up some stuff and do some jobs, but with the sun out and around 13-18 knots it was too good to work.
Headed up the Harbour, out the Heads where I passed a seal lazing in the water off South Head, locked the wheel and enjoyed a flat ocean and steady breeze. Passed closer to the seal on the way in, then passed P&O cruise ship sailed by before I battled with my furler trying to get the big genoa down. It won the first three rounds but I eventually dropped it in the fourth. Will have to get one of those Harken ratchet fairleads and some non-stretch furling line and see if that helps. Sailed up to the mooring. Went for a quick dip and lay on the deck cooling off. Saw 6.6 kt top speed (gps on ebb tide in the Harbour) which surprised me a bit.
Bloody brilliant day, just me and Pelican Bob.
Just calculated theoretical hull speed at 6.73 so shouldn't be surprised - just haven't seen mid-sixes that often. Shall have to push her more often, I guess.
