Roller furling assembly

A roller furling assembly for installation on a stay comprising a plurality of spool half-sections shaped to fit around and rotate relative to said stay, first means for joining pairs of said half sections together, second means for joining said pairs of sections end-to-end for rotation together, each said half section having at least one longitudinal bore having a slot extending out to the exterior of said half section, a crown block fixed to the upper end of the uppermost pair of half sections and rotatable about said stay therewith, at least one sheave in said crown block, a furling drum fixed to and rotatable about said stay with the lowermost pair of half sections, a sail, third means on an edge of said sail fitting into a first of said slots and into a first of said bores, a furling line around said drum to rotate said drum around said stay and thereby to rotate said spool half-sections to furl said sail, a halyard fixed to the head of said sail extending up and over said sheave and down a second of said bores, a traveller fixed to the end of said halyard remote from said sail and partially disposed in said second bore, said traveller having an ear extending outside of said second slot, fourth means connected to said ear for tightening said halyard and fifth means for securing said ear in place relative to said assembly to maintain said halyard tight.