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Holmatro’s new ‘Furl Finder’ Automatically Adjusts Furling Booms

11/11/2010 This new push button auto-adjust system for hydraulic boomvangs offers maximum ease and control when furling your mainsail. Press the furling button, and the vang automatically moves to the proper boom-furling angle, eliminating the guesswork normally associated with this task.

Get the right angle

This is one of the latest innovations of Holmatro Marine Equipment to make sailing easier. By simply pushing a button, a sensor monitoring the position of the boom activates a compact hydraulic system that moves the boom up or down to a predetermined furling angle.  When the boom is in the proper furling position the crew is alerted by a green LED.  Mainsail in-boom furling may then proceed. When sailing, the system acts as a normal push button system to move the vang up or down as desired.

Standard position indicating

Standard position indicating vangs have a digital numeric display.  While sailing, most vang adjustment is made by observing sail shape, not by watching a numerical display. With a numerical display, a value has to be known and remembered.  The display may not be readily visible or may be hard to read.  With Holmatro’s new Furl Finder you simply press a button to automatically position the boom for furling.

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