Apparatus for furling sailboat jib

Details Apparatus for furling sailboat jib Apparatus for furling sailboat jib

1984-10-15

1985-12-10

Blix, Trygve M.

Ships

Sail or control means therefor

Reefing and furling

114107, B63H 910

Patent

active

045572135

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for furling a sailboat jib about a forestay with a cylindrical sleeve mounted about the forestay to which the jib is attached, a deck mounted rotary actuator for rotating the sleeve to furl the jib, a manually operated gear box, and a flexible shaft coupling the gear box to the actuator. The apparatus can be adapted to existing roller furlers by a split ring adapter.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3481156 (1969-12-01), Csipkes
patent: 3980036 (1976-09-01), Crall
patent: 4267790 (1981-05-01), Hood
The Wm. H. Whiting Co., Catalog 35, 1982, p. 183, Winch DL1700.

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