Looking for Mr. right roller furler
I am in the market for a good furler for the O’Day 22. There are only a handful that I can find so far that are within a reasonable price range.
CDI flexible furling
Schaefer Snapfurl
Aladous Nautica
All the other one seems to be almost double the price of the above 3 choices. Does anyone know of other brands between the 400 to 700 price range? I have posted a message in the forum asking for people’s opinions so please contribute if you have any expertise in this area. Thanks.
May 15th, 2006 at 10:29 am
Hello,
I have an O’Day22 and after some research decided to buy a CDI furler. I looked on the “sail warehouse” website and CDI was given a great review. I also typed in “CDI furler review” at a search engine and also saw good reviews about it. Many people I talked to about said they were good as well but I guess I’ll find out soon enough. Everyone recomended getting one with a ball bearing drum.
I hope this helps and good luck.
Mike
May 16th, 2006 at 6:34 am
Hi Dan,
I bought mine from a place called Lee Sails in Fredonia Wis. I paid $420 for the furler (with bearing) and had it fitted with a sail for an additional $800. The total price includes shipping, tax and installation. Typically the CDI furler for a 22 ft. sells for around $620 but since I bought both and referenced the prices of “sail warehouse” I got the pakage for $1220. They origionally quoted me almost $1500 but I think I got a fair deal in the end considering it incuded installation. I’m hoping to try it out in the next few weeks and will post my opinion of it as soon as I can. The model selected was the CDI FF2.
Good luck and let me know what you do.
May 16th, 2006 at 10:43 am
If money is important, you could try building your own out of PVC pipe. There are plans on the web.
May 19th, 2006 at 11:28 am
jeff, can you send me a link to the homemade pvc pipe furler? im not sure if i would trust myself making one but i’d like to see the plans.. thanks
August 4th, 2006 at 7:43 pm
Hi Dan,
I just stumbled across your site - very nice. I used to own a 1978 ODay 22 and added a CDI furler. My installed price was in the $700 range, if I recall. I loved having the furler and it worked fairly well, though it was a bit clunky sometimes when furling - but it never failed me.
I originally had my old genoa converted, and always complained about the ODay’s lack of pointing ability. I attributed it to the shoal draft and lack of ballast, then I got a new headsail. Wow! The difference was remarkable! So, my 2 cents: get a furler AND a new sail while you’re at it - if you can afford it. You’ll love it.
I think a few Compac 16 folks have done the PVC pipe furler, you may be able to find the plans somewhere on the Compac site. Personally, I’m not sure I’d trust it with a bigger boat, but I’ve been wrong before.
Also, I noticed your “additional ballast” on the project list. That was on my list as well. I had already collected a couple of buckets of lead tire weights which I was going to melt down and pour into muffin tins to make little “lead pigs” that I could glass into the bilge. Another fellow on the ODay Sailnet list did this with much success. I always felt the ODay was a bit tender, especially since the following year of production they added another 200lbs of ballast. I would think the ballast would help with pointing as well.
Oh - another project you may want to consider is lazy jacks. Very useful when single handing, and easy and cheap to make.
OK, just one more. I also got beefier chainplates from D&R Marine. If this upgrade hasn’t been done on your boat, you may want to consider it. Again, pretty cheap and easy, and good for the peace of mind.
Best regards,
Mike
October 1st, 2007 at 10:26 am
Hi, Gents:
I wonder if there was a decision made on the roller-furling?
We also have a 22′ O’Day, dating from 1973 or 1974, in Holland MI, in need of a roller-furling.
Would we dare have our somewhat large Genoa cut down to fit a new roller-furling?
Also, are you happy with the system, and did you have any difficulty installing it yourself? The websites seem to indicate this is not too hard for a medium-clever DIY-person. DId you find that to be true?
Thanks
John