furlers

Mast-mounted sail rollers

Furlers is the plural of furler, a device or mechanism for rolling up sails on a boat.

Roller furlers allow sailors to deploy or stow sails from the cockpit without going forward on deck: The new furlers made single-handing much easier.

Furler also refers to a person who furls—rolls or folds—sails, flags, or umbrellas.

rigging

forestay

Forward mast-bracing cable

  • headstayForward mast support line
  • jibTriangular sail forward
  • genoaOversized forward sail

spinnaker · halyard · sheet · swivel · mast · bowsprit · tack · clew · luff · leech

equipment

roller

Rotating cylindrical tool

  • drumStruck percussion cylinder
  • foilDefeat a plan
  • swivelRotating connection point

extrusion · bearing · continuous line · Schaefer · asymmetric · headsail · mainsail

operation

reefing

Reducing sail area

wrapping · unwrapping · jamming · binding · overwrap · UV protection · snubbing · clutching · tangling

Opposites
action direction

furlersdeployers

Those who put into use

spreaders · unrollers · extenders · openers · hoists

Family

unfurled, furled, furler, refurled

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G