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[quote=DanBerger]I have a top down roller furling spin on my Supercat 15 and I had to set it up so that I could remove the spin system without dropping the mast. My boat also has a self-tacking jib, and Supercats set them up with a compression or spinnaker pole that is about even with the decks. I cut a hole in the port side of the tramp for the endless furling line and added an extra grommet to the rear lacing strip so that I could hook the turning block into it with a karabiner. I mounted a Selden fairlead under the beam on the port side, so the furling line doesn't twist. https://us.binnacle.com/p10989/Selden-Quick-Release-Double-Fairlead-Stanchion-Mount-480-501-01/product_info. I was one of the first people to get the TDF system and I'm not super sold on it. When I got the lower furling drum, it was like $1100. They have come down quite a bit, but they are still expensive. The torsion strap was expensive, too but makes the whole system work. You have to have it really tight in order to furl and that changes the tension of my rig. I found that I sailed better with it furled and the pressure off of the halyard. When I go to deploy it, I have to tug on the halyard a little, but that is pretty easy. Also, It is a lot of windage. Your upwind angle will change if you keep the sail up and furled. In a buoys race, it was more convenient to keep it up, but in a distance race, I drop it to the deck and use velcro straps to secure it to the foot straps. If you capsize? Forgettaboutit. You have to furl the sail if it is out AND drop it. You'll never get the boat over with it furled and raised. I believe the sail itself isn't any different, so you could use a snuffing spinnaker. However, I think the head, clew and tack patches need to be reinforced.[/quote]

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