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Home. Association Forum Ships Store Cruising Racing Technical Tips Photo Gallery - New Boat Search - Updated Manuals & Brochures Swap Meet Links Officer Flag Line & Staff Bylaws & Constitution   Members Area Join the Association   Notice: The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ. The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.	Windblown - CDI Furler Forestay Length Anyone with a CDI flexible furling system who is contemplating replacing their forestay might want to consider designing the length so that the bottom of the swage marine eye extends some distance into the top of the luff track. A double-jaw toggle at the masthead is not optional. Best to lay the whole mess out on land (toggles, turnbuckle, spool, luff track and marine eye) and take the total measurement which should be around 29'10". Now depending on how long your luff track is, it may be practical to have the new forestay cut a little shorter (bottom picture). You will obviously need to add toggles/tangs etc. on top or bottom to make up the lost length. l added an extra jaw/eye toggle at the bottom to take up the slack.