![]() ![]() The trademark mechanisms remain the same, the only one to use bearings made from very hard 100C6 carbon steel, which allow furling even under high loads (no crushing of the balls). We really like Mack Sails Company.The new version of the NEX furler, which was released earlier this year in Australia, features many innovations and technical improvements, resulting from the Profurl expertise gained since the French company launched the first version of the NEX 15 years ago. We are working with Mack Sails on a video, this should really be fun. We will have a drone flying and our friend Ed taking video from a chase boat. Tomorrow we will take Island Spirit out to the ocean and test this sail out in 10-15 knots with the full mainsail up. Hayden with his new code zero, way more to follow, just wait til we get to sea with this sail Hayden with our new Code Zero Sail Tomorrow we hit the OCEAN Reaching Close reaching no main sail, just the code zero Our sailmaker is We really like this family run USA Stuart Florida company so much fun Looking aft, this is about a 165% 170% Fun Fun Fun Captain Photo Required We have a whisker pole and a topping lift so we can rig this for dead downwind as well. Our second day we sailed 3 times up and down the river and sailed from 40 degrees down to 140 degrees. ready to sail Sailing Photos, Fun Fun Fun Here is the Code Zero in its place, ready to go. For the spinnaker, you go up on deck as the wind builds (oh great) then pull down the sock, now this big tube of sail is hanging there, now lower it to deck or down a hatch and good luck finding a place to store it. When finished, roll it back up and leave it right there. With this, you get on course, roll out the Code Zero and sail. Then set up the boat on the course, pull up the sock and then set the sail. Unlike a spinnaker, which you have to get out, hoist with the sock on it, rig up the tack to the bow, set up the sheets and pull up the halyard. This becomes one of the most used sails on the boat because it has such a wide range of uses. The Code Zero stays furled up and forward of the jib. ![]() The Profurl NEX 2.5 Flying Sail Furler The Code Zero forward of the Jib To see, watch this YouTube Video here by Profurl: This helps with furling by allowing the sail to roll out easily. The furling line is continuous and comes off the drum back to the cockpit where it returns to the drum via a ratchet block. The idea is that these sails can be rolled out and deployed easily and they can be furled back up just like a jib. This rig is the Profurl NEX 2.5 which has a working load of 2.5 tons, or 5,000 lbs. The Furling RigĬode Zero sails use a continuous line furling rig. We added a new arch between the rollers This is stainless steel welding which needs argon gas and 100 amps of power Mike’s helmet is a digital welders helmet with fans, exhaust and it records the hours welding Mike Davis welding stainless steel on Island Spirit The added bow between the rollers The two outer bows are simply bolted on, we wanted something stronger so we welded the center bow. We docked and then lowered the anchors, then moved the bow over the dock Mike Davis is an artist and a talented welder. Take a look at the welding process photos. This mod, we are now pulling up on both anchor rollers which are thru bolted with larger bolts than our forestay uses, so we have no worries about strength here. On the newer IPs, with the larger bow rollers, they can simply shackle to the existing roller structure. This places the Code Zero attachment point dead center and well forward of the forestay. We moved the boat to the docks and placed the bow over the dock and Mike was able to modify our bow rollers and we added a new arch welded between the two rollers. We needed to add an attachment point on the bow, so we hired the best welder in Stuart, Florida, Mike Davis of Native Welding. Here is a photo of the first day we hoisted the sail: Sailing 2 knots in 4 knots of wind, Code ZERO only! Welding the Bow ![]() We welded a new attachment point between the anchor rollers and we added a new self-tailing winch to the mast. ![]() To accomplish this we added a masthead crane extension and a new halyard. Then when you are finished with it, you simply furl it up and it stays in place forward of the jib. The true beauty is that the sail simply unfurls and out it comes. These sails are good with a wind angle of 40 degrees down to 140 degrees but the best angle is 50 to 110 and apparent winds up to 20 knots. Once finished we really had nothing to show for all this work and money, so, we bought Island Spirit a cool new CODE ZERO furling spinnaker. Then Hurricane Maria damaged us and we came back to Stuart Florida for repairs by Mack Sails. After repairing and rebuilding our new mast and rigging, we finally got the boat back to where it was when we stored her in Puerto Rico. We added a new sail to our rig, a CODE ZERO. ![]()
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