The
new PROFURL T26 has been designed with the same quality
and engineering principles of all PROFURL products.
Featuring an internal self contained halyard, quick simple
installation and maximum available sail area.
As with all PROFURL systems the T26 is maintenance free.
Why
a system with an internal self contained halyard
?
On
small boats, often fractionally rigged, it is usually
difficult to achieve reasonable head stay tension
for headsail furling systems. Headsail systems with
a halyard swivel are not advantageous because the
swivel tends to be pulled transversely (not in line
with the forestay) by a combination of loads from
the halyard and the head of the sail. This combined
on a flexible foil may cause the system to jam.
The PROFURL T 26's internal self contained halyard
helps minimize forestay sag by reducing mast compression
created by a combination of loads from the halyard
and sail.
On systems with self contained halyards that run
externally to the foil it is impossible to maintain
consistent luff tension.
The PROFURL T 26 does not require attachment to the forestay
stemhead but simply attaches to the lower terminal of the
forestay.
For boats transported and stored on a trailer, the PROFURL
T 26 can be separated into two sections reducing the risk
of damage while in transit.
