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Harleyworker
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Initially Posted - 10/04/2010 : 10:44:47

I was lucky enough to meet another member of this site last week, we went out for a sail, and while coming back in I was un-hanking my sail and happened to mention that I really wanted a furler. He knew of one being sold and I jumped on it. It's a 1997 model and it came off a Capri 250 tall rig. It's all there and in great shape with all the hardware, except the anti-rotation strap. I'll have to cut down the foil for it to fit my '79 tall rig but that no biggie. I also am planning on taking my 150 Hank on and modifing it with the sailrite kit and make it into a 135 for the furler. I am so looking forward to sailing with a furler. Has anybody done the conversion with their sails with the kit from sailrite?

Harley
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OJ
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Response Posted - 10/04/2010 : 12:00:18

I have no experience with SailRite - but on another subject I believe I've read here where others wish they had a 150 genoa . . .

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Harleyworker
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Response Posted - 10/04/2010 : 12:42:46

Yea I love my 150, but sometimes it's just a tad too much on our inland lakes here in the Midwest with my tall rig. Money is tight for me, so that's why I'm leaning towards modifing mine. With the sailrite kit and the new to me furler I'm gonna have about $250 in the whole system. The furler was a great deal at $100. And I think cutting mine down to a 135 will be ok by me, I don't race, just cruise.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 10/04/2010 : 14:43:16

Does the CDI have the bearing upgrade? Many people here and elsewhere have said it's an important addition, to the point that I don't get why CDI sells furlers without it. (I guess I know why...)

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skrenz
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Response Posted - 10/04/2010 : 15:00:58

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Harleyworker
 .... Has anybody done the conversion with their sails with the kit from sailrite?
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Yes, I just did this a year ago and installed the modified main onto a CDI furler. In my signature picture you can see it rolled up. This picture was before I added the anti UV edge materials.

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Harleyworker
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Response Posted - 10/04/2010 : 15:01:35

Yes it does have the upgrade, and it came with the old delrin piece too, they had already upgraded it and kept all the original pieces to go with it. Their boat got caught in a storm while at the dock and shredded the sail, their insurance ended up replacing both the sail and the furler so they didn't need this one. Like I said I'm glad I jumped on this deal, even thou I had to drive 75 miles one way to get it.

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skrenz
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Response Posted - 10/04/2010 : 15:01:47

Should have said, installed the modified jib onto my CDI furler.

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Harleyworker
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Response Posted - 10/04/2010 : 15:07:54

Steve,
how hard was it to modify? Are the instructions pretty straight forward? Any hiccups? Any warnings? Did you just order the kit? Did you order the cd too? I have a sewing machine suitable to do the job, old singer upolestry machine.

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 10/04/2010 : 15:32:45

All the 250s I have seen had the FF2 CDI instead of the FF4, is your an FF4?
http://www.sailcdi.com/sailpdf/FF4&6%20manual%207_06.pdf
If it is an FF2 it is undersized for your boat. Hopefully the tall rig used the larger model that the 25s use.

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John Russell
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Response Posted - 10/04/2010 : 15:48:12

I have an FF4 on my 250.

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Harleyworker
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Response Posted - 10/04/2010 : 16:22:11

It's a ff4/6.

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Harleyworker
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Response Posted - 10/04/2010 : 16:32:26

It's setup now with a pin to pin (forestay) length of 32'8, my forestay is 31'10, so I'll have to chop about 10 inches off of it.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 10/04/2010 : 18:04:15

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Harleyworker
 ...I'll have to chop about 10 inches off of it.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Reminds me of my favorite financial planning expression: "Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with an ax."

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Harleyworker
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Response Posted - 10/04/2010 : 18:29:11

Thats a good one Dave, I'm a machinist and we say about the same thing to the newbies.

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jrchase11
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Response Posted - 10/17/2010 : 08:16:38

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 Does the CDI have the bearing upgrade? Many people here and elsewhere have said it's an important addition, to the point that I don't get why CDI sells furlers without it. (I guess I know why...)
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How can you tell if you have the bearing upgrade?

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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 10/18/2010 : 08:31:16

Remove the pin the extrusion rests on and slide the drum up to see what it rides on. If its metal you have the ball bearing upgrade. If its plastic you have delrin.

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PCP777
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Response Posted - 10/18/2010 : 08:38:54

You're going to love this upgrade.

I don't believe you need to cut it back all the way to a 135, but that's what I run on an inland lake, and I'm happy with it. As I was saying in another thread, you might check with the local sail lofts about modifying the sail for you, it might be less expensive than you'd think.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 10/18/2010 : 10:51:17

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Harleyworker
 ...I'll have to chop about 10 inches off of it.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Reminds me of my favorite financial planning expression: "Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with an ax."
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">. . . or measure once, cut once and caulk the difference . . .

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