Is anyone using a CDI (FF6 w/bearings) on a 28-30' O'Day? What problems if any have you encountered using this product?
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the one problem is
on a larger boat such as the 28 or 30, you have less control over headstay tension and flattening the genny in heavy air because the CDI uses an internal halyard (not the boats genoa halyard). my $.02
on a larger boat such as the 28 or 30, you have less control over headstay tension and flattening the genny in heavy air because the CDI uses an internal halyard (not the boats genoa halyard). my $.02
CDI Roller Furlers
I can only tell you what my sail maker told me about CDI Roller Furlers. He said that anything larger than the FF-2 are nothing but problems. The ball bearings get bound up with corrosion. He told me to spend a little more money and buy Harken or any other good name brand furler. When I told him that I had an O'Day 222 with a CDI FF-2 Roller Furler without ball bearings, he said "No problem, you can get by with that on your boat." Rudy Nickerson had advised me to get the CDI without the ball bearings because the flat washer would suffice for the FF-1 and 2 furlers. So the CDI is a great furler for my size boat and I love it, but it may not be the best for your boat. Joe
I can only tell you what my sail maker told me about CDI Roller Furlers. He said that anything larger than the FF-2 are nothing but problems. The ball bearings get bound up with corrosion. He told me to spend a little more money and buy Harken or any other good name brand furler. When I told him that I had an O'Day 222 with a CDI FF-2 Roller Furler without ball bearings, he said "No problem, you can get by with that on your boat." Rudy Nickerson had advised me to get the CDI without the ball bearings because the flat washer would suffice for the FF-1 and 2 furlers. So the CDI is a great furler for my size boat and I love it, but it may not be the best for your boat. Joe
CDI furler on an ODay 28
We installed an CDI FF6 with ball bearings on our O28 and it worked flawlessly for the four years we had the boat. Mike is correct in that you can only tension the headstay with the backstay after the furler is installed, but Mike races a lot (and well), but, as cruisers, we found the CDI to be robust enough for everything we put the boat through, and that was plenty. The maintenance is to rinse the assemblt with fresh water periodically, and that seems to have worked well. I think there are other threads you can track for more input. The cost of a CDI is significantly less than most other furlers, as well, and, yes, you CAN reef with a CDI. Efficient, no, usable, yes. FWIW, Bill Coxe, O40 Kukulcán, New Bern, NC
We installed an CDI FF6 with ball bearings on our O28 and it worked flawlessly for the four years we had the boat. Mike is correct in that you can only tension the headstay with the backstay after the furler is installed, but Mike races a lot (and well), but, as cruisers, we found the CDI to be robust enough for everything we put the boat through, and that was plenty. The maintenance is to rinse the assemblt with fresh water periodically, and that seems to have worked well. I think there are other threads you can track for more input. The cost of a CDI is significantly less than most other furlers, as well, and, yes, you CAN reef with a CDI. Efficient, no, usable, yes. FWIW, Bill Coxe, O40 Kukulcán, New Bern, NC
CDI Roller Furler
I suppose it's like anything else. If you take good care of your furler and rinse it off, and check the bearings occasionally, it should work for a lot of years. I took my furler off my mast and stored it down my cellar nice and straight, across a long beam. I'm pretty happy with my CDI furler. Joe
I suppose it's like anything else. If you take good care of your furler and rinse it off, and check the bearings occasionally, it should work for a lot of years. I took my furler off my mast and stored it down my cellar nice and straight, across a long beam. I'm pretty happy with my CDI furler. Joe
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