Ships – Sail or control means therefor – Reefing and furling
Patent
1988-01-22
1989-07-04
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Ships
Sail or control means therefor
Reefing and furling
114 391, 114108, B63H 904
Patent
active
048441368
ABSTRACT:
A device for furling a sail comprising; a support structure, means for mounting the support structure to a boom of a sailboat; a retaining structure fixed to the support structure; and an elongated sail furling guide structure removably secured in the retaining structure and positioned for guiding a sail to a furled condition on the boom when the support structure is fixed to the boom and the sail furling guide structure is inserted in the retaining structure.
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Cruising World, Jun. 1985, p. 188.
Bartz Clifford T.
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
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