As an open source project we wanted to
help recover and up-cycle old marine
equipment.
A furler is an essential piece of yacht
rigging that allows the foresail to be
deployed and taken down easily without
requiring anyone to go out on deck.
A continuous line leads back to the
cockpit which when pulled rolls or unrolls
the sail easily and safely.
Our furler design incorporates a
standard roto-stay head swivel at
it’s heart, these are often
scrapped or discarded during a
rigging upgrade.
Our design allows old equipment
to be re-purposed rather than
being thrown away.
The furler is constructed from
marine grade materials including
laser-cut 316 stainless and acetyl.
We machined most parts in-
house down in our workshop.
We’ve subjected our prototype to
two years of thorough sea trials, it
still performs smoothly
We’re strong believers in open
sourced projects so have released
a full set of part drawings, to allow
others to up-cycle their old
rigging parts.
Continuous line sail furler
