Recognizing old style Furler.

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Andrew25

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Feb 2, 2016
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Mirage 25 Mirage 25 Sarnia
Hello,
I have recently purchased an "old style" furler and I would love to find out the manufacturer of it. There is no any kind of logo or marks on this furler. Is there anyone who would know anything about this furler ? I would appreciate very much any help in this matter. Thanks, Andrew.
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Rich Stidger

Rich Stidger

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Feb 10, 2004
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Hunter 40.5 Warwick, RI
It looks just like the one I had on my 1968 Morgan 30. It used the same splined connecting pieces. I the manufacturer was Cruising Design. I could be wrong- I am stretching. I traded that sailboat almost 20 years ago. I still have a couple of the splined connectors too.
 
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Andrew25

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Feb 2, 2016
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Mirage 25 Mirage 25 Sarnia
Hi Rich, You were absolutely right, it is an old model of CDI furler. The Company engineer had confirmed this. Thank you very much for your help, Andrew
 
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Andrew25

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Feb 2, 2016
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Mirage 25 Mirage 25 Sarnia
Hi Bill, You were absolutely right, it is an old model of CDI furler. The Company engineer had confirmed this. Thank you very much for your help, Andrew
 
31seahorse

31seahorse

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Aug 2, 2005
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Pearson 33-2 & Typhoon 18 Seneca Lake
Rich Stidger said:
I still have a couple of the splined connectors too.
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Hello Andrew25,
RE: the connectors. You might want to consider asking Rich Stidger to "sell", "gift", "loan", "export", or "save" you some of those connectors. On the CDI furler that we worked on many years ago we needed to assemble the extruded pieces as we threaded the forestay through them. That was a job that required all hands to the task! Some of the connectors still managed to escape because they only slide into their part of the extrusion and are not fastened by anything except friction. Of course they can not swim! We made up for the loss of two connectors by cutting two of the remaining ones in half. You do not want to do that if extra connectors are available from a known source. Best wishes, 31seahorse
 
31seahorse

31seahorse

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Aug 2, 2005
1,155
Pearson 33-2 & Typhoon 18 Seneca Lake
Additional thought,
Practice your line splicing skills. The furler is operated using a continuous loop of line. When we replaced our line we took it to a "marine repair facility" in Florida. We saw the "technicians" reading the book (or at least looking at the pictures) as they attempted the splice. When they were "finished" the splice looked like a snake that had swallowed a football! Needless to say it did not work that way and had to be respliced. I'll admit I did not have the skill to do it either.
 
Rich Stidger

Rich Stidger

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Feb 10, 2004
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Hunter 40.5 Warwick, RI
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Andrew25,
I think I have two of the splined connectors but they are both bent a little. I think with some patience they can be straightened enough to use. Since these things are probably as rare as dinosaurs, you might want them anyway. PM me from this site if interested. Cost: Postage only.
 
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Andrew25

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Feb 2, 2016
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Mirage 25 Mirage 25 Sarnia
Hi Rich,
Thanks a lot for your concern but looks like my connectors have a different shape. Some are straight ,some are bent, but I am going to work on them. Thanks, Andrew.
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Rich Stidger

Rich Stidger

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Feb 10, 2004
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Hunter 40.5 Warwick, RI
No problem. Yours are different. Must be a different size. My furler was on a Morgan 30. But the rest of the furler looked just like mine (as I remembered).
 
woodster

woodster

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Sep 15, 2009
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S2 9.2a Fairhope Al
that is defiantly a CDI i had the same thing on my boat wound up trashing it and getting a hood sea-furl best move i ever made as far as furlers go
 
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