Sailboat with universal roll furling sail housing

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1978-08-31

1981-05-26

Blix, Trygve M.

Ships

Sail or control means therefor

Reefing and furling

B63H 910

Patent

active

042691346

ABSTRACT:
A sailboat roll furling system in which sails can be roll-furled inside of an extruded housing which is pivotally mounted on existing masts, headstays or under yardarms of square rigged vessels. The housing encloses a luff wire mounted for rotation within the housing by a pulley system. An arrangement including a boom car with line and pulley system is used to control the shape of the leech of the mainsail.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3835804 (1974-09-01), Jackson
patent: 4057023 (1977-11-01), Hood et al.
patent: 4059063 (1977-11-01), Hood et al.
patent: 4149482 (1979-04-01), Hoyt

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