flexible furler

Hi - I went to replace the halyard on my older flexible furler and was confronted with a haylard design that uses a slug that fits into the extruded luff shaft. The issue is that there is no way to place another line into the slug (it looks like it may actually be called a traveler in looking at...

Flexible Furler has become extremely difficult to furl and unfurl. Lubricated with white lithuim spray. Ok for a while but getting progressively worse. Suggestions other than a new furler? Jim