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STEVE NORBURY, SELDÉN MAST

What inspired the launch of the E40i?

When we launched Furlex the problem for cruising sailors was how to control the headsail. Over time boats have got bigger and headsails have got smaller, so now the challenge is the mainsail. Sailors need easier ways to control mainsails. Often the hardest job is hoisting the halyard on a slab reef mainsail

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