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Sailboat Furlers & Headsail FoilsHow-To Guides

Choose a headsail furler sized to your forestay and sail for easy, reliable reefing. Compare furling systems and foils and learn how to install and tune them correctly.

  • Can You Service a Facnor Headsail Furler?

    Can You Service a Facnor Headsail Furler?

    What Facnor actually says about servicing its LS, LX, RX, and Flat Deck furlers, which wear parts you can replace yourself, and when to call a dealer instead.

  • Ronstan Series 160 roller furler drum, red and black, for 40-46 ft sailboats

    How Does a Roller Furling Jib Work?

    A roller furling jib rolls up around a rotating foil driven by a drum and furling line, with a swivel at the head so the sail turns independently of the...

  • Facnor FlatDeck FD190 genoa and jib furler drum unit with foil section

    Genoa & Jib Furlers

    Learn about Selden's electric furlers and conversion kits. Discover which genoa and jib furling systems work best for your yacht installation.

  • Mainsail Furlers

    Mainsail Furlers

    How do you reef and stow the main without leaving the cockpit? Compare in-mast and in-boom furling and see how boat size, sail shape, and your taste for simplicity versus...

  • Profurl head swivel lower bushing spare part for B32 furlers

    10 Reasons To Buy A Profurl Furler

    Why do circumnavigators and charter fleets trust Profurl headsail furlers? A look at the sealed, maintenance-free drum, carbon-steel bearings, shock-resistant construction, and warranty behind 40+ years of furling.

  • Profurl Furler - R250 Racing Unit - Boat Size: Up to 29.0 ft (9.0 m)

    Harken Reflex Furling Techniques

    The core Harken Reflex furling technique is to control the first third of the unfurl: gradually ease the furling line so the Reflex cable spools evenly and never outruns the...

  • Selden Furlers - CXe25 Through Deck Drive Unit

    Harken MKIV Ocean Installation

    Installing a Harken MKIV Ocean genoa furler is a five-stage job: replace the headstay, assemble the furler unit onto it, rig and tension the stay, commission the system, then make...

  • Selden Furling System - Furlex 104S - Max. Stay Length: 26.4 ft (8.0 m) - Wire Dia: 5/32 in (4.0 mm) - Rigging screw

    Facnor Spare Parts Model FX - Selection Guide

    Facnor FX+ furling systems come in six sizes—FX+0900, FX+1500, FX+2500, FX+4500, FX+7000 and FX+12000—and each one uses model-specific spare parts, so the correct replacement is determined by your exact FX+...

  • Profurl Furler - NEX 1.5 - For Continuous Line Code Zero - Boat Size: 33.0 - 39.0 ft (10.0 - 12.0 m)

    Facnor Spare Parts Model FD - Selection Guide

    To find the correct spare part for a Facnor FD headsail furler, match your furler's model number to the item you need in the cross-reference table below, then order by...

  • Facnor sail feeder assembly for RX-series headsail furlers

    Facnor Spare Parts Model RX - Selection Guide

    To order the correct Facnor RX spare part, match your furler’s exact model — RX070, RX100, RX130, RX165, RX220, RX260, or RX300 — to the item you need, then use...

  • Selden Furling System - Furlex 50S - Max. Stay Length: 33.1 ft (10.1 m) - Wire Dia: 3/16 in (5.0 mm) - Standard

    Facnor Spare Parts Model LX - Selection Guide

    To find the right spare part for your Facnor LX headsail furler, match your exact LX model number to the item number in the cross-reference table below, then use the...

  • Facnor LS headsail furler spare part — bottom extrusion telescopic section.

    Facnor Spare Parts Model LS - Selection Guide

    To order the right spare part for a Facnor LS headsail furling system, match the numbered item from the exploded diagram to your exact furler model (LS060, LS070, LS100, LS130,...

  • Harken Reflex Asymmetric Spinnaker Furler Unit 1 for boats 35 to 40 feet

    How to order Harken Asymmetric Reflex Furlers

    To order a Harken Asymmetric Reflex Furler, size the drive unit to your boat's length and sail area, then measure your Full Hoist (FH) dimension to select a kit with...

  • Harken Sport Reflex full-finger sailing glove

    How To Replace Your Harken Furlers

    To replace a Harken headsail furler, first choose the right model line for how you sail—the MKIV Ocean cruising system for durability and simplicity, or the MKIV racing system for...

  • Harken Ocean Jib Furling System - MKIV Unit 1 furler

    How to properly order a Harken MKIV Jib Furler

    To order a Harken MKIV jib furler correctly you need four things: the right furler type (MKIV for racing/performance or MKIV Ocean for cruising), the correct unit size (based on...

  • Ubi Maior Code Zero & Gennaker Furler for boats up to 18 ft

    Difference between gennaker code zero furler

    A code zero furler is a bottom-up unit that spins the entire sail on a fixed torsion cable, while a gennaker (top-down) furler wraps a soft-luff asymmetric spinnaker from the...