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I am getting ready to cut the CDI Furler #4 and the instructions say to measure the Pin-to-pin length of the forestay then cut the furler 17 inches less. Does anyone have the measurement for cutting furler already, I have a new forestay coming from Catalina Direct.
I know that this topic has been covered before, but when I search it keeps timing out.
Yes Mark its a Standard rig. My forestay should be here soon. I just remember this being a topic in the past. Some reason everytime I try to do a search, It just times out.
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I'm not sure how exacting this cut on your furler has to be, but if I were you, I'd use my own pin-to-pin measurements (and measure it three times) rather than rely on someone else's measurement which could be different due to the amount of mast rake one has in their rig.
DON'T CUT YOUR FURLER TO A PRESET NUMBER OF INCHES! Lay out your headstay assembly and the furler assembly on the ground next to each other. Mark the foil at a point you know will be 3 or 4 inches too long and cut it. Run the wire through the furler assembly from the top and see if the stud pokes out the foil at the bottom. If not, cut another inch off and try again. When you have cut the correct amount, the full length of the threads on the stud will be exposed. Now assemble the whole thing, screwing the turnbuckle to the proper adjustment for your boat. Up at the top of the furler assembly, the top eye fitting should poke out 1 to 1-1/2" from the black plastic cap, and the bottom of the foil should be 1/2" to 1" above the turnbuckle body. If you can't achieve this spacing, disassemble and cut another 1/2" off the foil. Reassemble and check the fit. Keep cutting 1/4" to 1/2" until the pieces all fit together and the turnbuckle is at the proper position for your boat. With the end of the foil 1/2" above the turnbuckle body, and the furler drum seated fully on the bearing, you will drill a 1/4" hole through the foil to line up on the 1/4" hole in the drum that the retaining pin goes through. This pin locks the foil and the drum together and prevents the foil from contacting the turnbuckle body. Okay, for the final check: 1. The turnbuckle is adjusted to the proper position for your boat. 2, The end of the foil is 1/2" to 3/4" above the top of the turnbuckle body. 3. The top eye swage fitting is poking out 3/4" to 1" from the top of the cap, but not with any of the wire exposed (you don't want the black plastic cap to scrape on the wires!). 4. If all pieces are "good to go", the last step is to safety wire the turnbuckle so it can't rotate, and pin the foil and drum together with the long 1/4" rigging pin supplied in the kit. Now pin the headstay top eye to the masthead casting, being careful to not bend the top eye swage. The furler assembly is pretty heavy and you don't want any sideways bending force when pinning the top eye, so get the furler lined up on the mast. DON'T FORGET THE COTTER PIN! You can now raise the mast and go sailing!
When I first cut mine, I measured the 29" x" and went to cut. Of course I only had a 25' tape measure, so I put a mark at 25 ' and measured the other 4'x" and placed a mark e. Tht's the one I wanted to cut. Got my saw, saw a mark and cut away. OOps, I said as the extra fell to the ground, I had cut at 25 feet and the 4" x" was extra on the left over end. No only measure and mark carefully, make sure you cut at the right place!
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