Very easy to lay down on the deck and re hoist. It does tend to hockle/ kink sometimes if not helped out of the bag. The sail fits in half the bag and it is very easy to fold the sail into the bag. Furled very well even with the torque rope a little loose, the sail furls a little tighter if the torque is tight but does not need to be as tight as the Facnor. the larger A2 is the sail we had a lot of trouble unfurling when it was on the Facnor furler and always got twisted up on the inside and would not unfurl properly. We tested it with two different sails and they both furled and unfurled without a problem. Sailed with the new Harken Reflex furler over the weekend and it works great. You can see that once they finish the furl, the torque on the torsion rope is released and it spins back to 0 torque inside the furled sail. Now we always untorque the rope after every furl, and especially before dropping the sail as the second you take the tension off the torsion rope, it will twist up into many pretzels, potentially preventing it from even being hoisted again until you completely fix the mess. If we didn't untorque the torsion rope, when unfurling, the torsion rope would untwist rapidly, sucking up the bottom of the sail in the opposite twist, resulting in a sail that was impossible to deploy until you dropped it and manually undid the furls (an arduous process). Once we started doing that, the process of furling and unfurling became very straightforward. On our furler, this required unlocking the furler so that it would twist back and then letting it untwist inside the sail or manually untwisting it until we felt there was no torque on the torsion rope. A 2:1 soft attach is recommended for increased purchase and luff tension.I've experienced the same behavior on a top down furler until we realized that once you furl the sail up, you have to untorque the torsion rope inside the furled sail to remove all the loaded up twist. Select the fixed tack terminal option when the torsion cable is inside the luff. ![]() Fits 25 mm (1") stanchions.Ĭode Zero Sails: The quick-release modular T-fitting allows the bottom unit to handle Code Zero as well as asymmetric sails. Lead blocks keep sidedecks clear: Spliced continuous line installed without tools. Smooth polymer cable jacket protects sails against abrasion. Braided stainless steel wire filaments over braided polyester core transmit torque to head swivel through both tension and compression for faster furling (textile cable transmits through tension only). Immediate, smooth, controlled furling: Reflex cable is more torsionally resistant to corkscrewing than the current breed of textile cable. Loop soft-attach/2:1 purchase to control luff tension. Padded cover prevents damage to spars.Ĭhoice of lower drive unit attachments to bow fitting or sprit: Snap shackle for quick connection. Compact design reduces weight aloft, maximizes luff length. Lightweight, low-profile head swivel: Integral thimble/terminal for torsion cable saves weight no fork, eye, or pin connections. Rolled sail easily disconnects with the pull of one spring-loaded pin new furled sail slides and locks into T-slot. Head and tack swivels are permanently fitted to each sail. Stripper and feeder work together to prevent furling line from jamming.Įasily change furled spinnakers: Quick-release modular T-fitting allows single drive unit to handle multiple sails. ![]() Offset holes in drive sheave grip rope securely when furling. Holds line securely: Flexible polycarbonate alloy cowling allows rope to be easily fed into drive sheave without tools keeps rope captive. ![]() Torlon® ball bearings reduce friction, simplify maintenance. Strong, lightweight: Large diameter hardcoat-anodized 6061-T6 aluminum drive sheave. The head swivel reacts instantly, spinning the sail smoothly and completely from top to bottom for an even roll-up and super-tight wrap.Ĭomplete even roll-up, tight wrap: Low-friction ball bearing tack swivel allows the upper part of the sail to furl first. Pull the furling line and the compact drive unit rotates the torsion cable, immediately transferring torque to the head swivel without unwanted twist delaying response. Unlike the previous generation of free-flying sail furlers which often resulted in partial or uneven furling, the new Harken Reflex furler furls with speed and control.
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