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[quote=rattlenhum][quote=Edchris177]One other detail I should have included. The UV strip is normally only sewn onto 1 side of the sail. This means that the furler has to be rigged so that the direction it winds the sail results in the UV strip being on the OUTSIDE of the sail. In other words, the sail can only be furled in one direction.
This seems obvious, & in my case, (an all white sail & Harken 435 furler) it didn't matter. I just removed the line from the drum & wound the drum the other direction in order to change the direction it furled.
I assume all furlers can be spun either direction, but if yours doesn't, think it through & make sure the fabric gets put on the correct side.[/quote]

There's a lot of good stuff on these forums, but nothing better than the been there, done that advice and peoples' willingness to share experiences in order to save others trouble.  This is a perfect example of such information that would never cross one's mind......until one had done it wrong![/quote]

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