https://www.uksailmakers.com/2021/01/30/2021-1-29-bye-bye-roller-furlingback-to-hanks/ Sail with Confidence! Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:51:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.uksailmakers.com/2021/01/30/2021-1-29-bye-bye-roller-furlingback-to-hanks/#comment-31 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:51:48 +0000 https://uksailmakers.wpengine.com/?p=87#comment-31 We circumnavigated doublehanded with our 54 ft aluminium Berckemeyer.
On the cutterstay we have a blade jib for windward sailing and stronger breezes . We started with bronze piston hanks . Several of them broke during our first season . UK replaced them with the stainless Wichard hanks . Hanking on became a one hand job ! Never experienced any problems . Pound for pound a lot stronger and easier to handle.
Frits Draijer

]]> https://www.uksailmakers.com/2021/01/30/2021-1-29-bye-bye-roller-furlingback-to-hanks/#comment-245 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:51:48 +0000 https://uksailmakers.wpengine.com/?p=87#comment-245 We circumnavigated doublehanded with our 54 ft aluminium Berckemeyer.
On the cutterstay we have a blade jib for windward sailing and stronger breezes . We started with bronze piston hanks . Several of them broke during our first season . UK replaced them with the stainless Wichard hanks . Hanking on became a one hand job ! Never experienced any problems . Pound for pound a lot stronger and easier to handle.
Frits Draijer

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