I did not want to hi jack the CDI furler forestay thread so I will ask my question here. We got our new forestay installed and stepped the mast again yesterday. We got the furler up and with no issues and now we can see our bow nav lights!
My question is this, what type of knot should I use to attach the top halyard to the head of our jib and then again what type of knot should I use to attach the line to the tack of the jib? That is the small 1/8" line that they suggest running several passed through the clew attach point and the shackle on the furler then tying off. I tied the line toe shackle and made the passes but then wasn't sure what type of knot to use.
The instructions for installation were pretty easy to follow. The only real issue was that I had no idea, nor obviously neither did the instructions, as to which direction I should have wrapped the furling line around the drum to start with. It depends on which side the UV barrier is on the jib. Of course I got it wrong the first time and it wrapped it up backwards. That was when things got aggravating. In order to switch that, you need to remove the jib from the foil and start over from the step when it says to spin the drum till there are 20 to 25 wraps of furling line on the drum. Had that line been in the instructions, preferably in bold text, I could have saved myself 30 mins of hassle trying to get it wrapped with the sail on the foil.
Other than that it was really pretty easy to install. I would advise people to lay all the parts out when they are clearly visible, there aren't that many, but somehow I forgot to put the large diameter washer on below the drum twice. Since I had to take the sail back down to redo the furling line I was able to install the washer. All good in the end.
Sam
My question is this, what type of knot should I use to attach the top halyard to the head of our jib and then again what type of knot should I use to attach the line to the tack of the jib? That is the small 1/8" line that they suggest running several passed through the clew attach point and the shackle on the furler then tying off. I tied the line toe shackle and made the passes but then wasn't sure what type of knot to use.
The instructions for installation were pretty easy to follow. The only real issue was that I had no idea, nor obviously neither did the instructions, as to which direction I should have wrapped the furling line around the drum to start with. It depends on which side the UV barrier is on the jib. Of course I got it wrong the first time and it wrapped it up backwards. That was when things got aggravating. In order to switch that, you need to remove the jib from the foil and start over from the step when it says to spin the drum till there are 20 to 25 wraps of furling line on the drum. Had that line been in the instructions, preferably in bold text, I could have saved myself 30 mins of hassle trying to get it wrapped with the sail on the foil.
Other than that it was really pretty easy to install. I would advise people to lay all the parts out when they are clearly visible, there aren't that many, but somehow I forgot to put the large diameter washer on below the drum twice. Since I had to take the sail back down to redo the furling line I was able to install the washer. All good in the end.
Sam