Read our latest articles about roller reefing systems, sailing tips, maintenance guides and product information.
Sailing tips
Profurl sells two very different manual genoa furlers under the C-System and R-System names. Here's what the foil shape, link plates, pre-feeder and wrap stop actually change, and which one fits your boat.
October 9, 2026 · 6 min read
Sailing tips
A motorisation kit sounds like the cheap way to go electric. Here is what it actually saves over a complete NEXe system, size by size, with real prices.
October 7, 2026 · 7 min read
Sailing tips
A flat Code 0 rolls up without drama. A deep-cut cruising asymmetric fights the same furler every time. Here's how sail shape, not budget or boat size, decides between a sock and a top-down furler.
October 2, 2026 · 7 min read
Sailing tips
Code 0 and gennaker furling line ships as a closed loop with a confusing "2x" length spec. Here's why the loop exists, how to measure it correctly, and which diameter fits your drum.
September 30, 2026 · 7 min read
Sailing tips
Sized your code 0 furler and ready to order? Check the bow first. Most stem fittings have no room for a second furler, and the fix usually isn't the drum, it's a sprit.
September 25, 2026 · 7 min read
Sailing tips
Rolling away part of a genoa moves the clew, but most sailors leave the sheet car exactly where it was. Here's why that causes the heel and weather helm you're blaming on the furl, and how to reposition the lead for each reef stage.
September 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Sailing tips
Furlex needs annual greasing, Harken's Torlon bearings need none, Profurl is sealed for ten years, and Facnor's "maintenance-free" claim doesn't always hold up after a few seasons. What each brand actually requires.
September 18, 2026 · 7 min read
Sailing tips
Pulling the rig with a genoa or Code 0 furler on the forestay is not just unhooking a turnbuckle. Here is the order that keeps you from losing bearings, bending foil or shortening your forestay for nothing.
September 16, 2026 · 6 min read
Sailing tips
Seldén sizes the Furlex range by forestay diameter and load, not boat length. Here's how the 104S to 404S range breaks down, where through-deck is limited to two sizes, and what electric actually adds.
September 11, 2026 · 6 min read
