Roller Furling

HukilauMike · Jan 22, 2007

Too old?

I don't know if my last comments on the CDI are "too old", but I have the unit on my '79 Oday 23. Nothing but good things to say. I did not spring for the roller bearing option, and I don't know what it would do to make things easier.I originally had my 100% jib (the original sail) recut to take the tape and had a foam luff sewn in. Because my sailmaker is a CDI dealer, he offered to match the best internet price I could find for the CDI. I made the whole thing as easy as possible for myself. I had the mast taken down at the end of the prior season, and I removed the headstay. For $50, I had the sailmaker put the unit together for me, including affixing it to the headstay. I only had to take the completed unit to my boat and attach the headstay to the mast. The yard did the rest as part of the mast set up in the spring.

Joe11688 · Jan 22, 2007

CDI FF2

I just bought a CDI from Rudy at D&R Marine a few months ago and I plan on installing it in the spring. Rudy told me to stay away from the ball bearings. He said that this size furler works great without them and in time the bearings could seize up on it. A friend of mine has the CDI FF2 on his Seaward 22, and it works great. I've already tried it. With that said though, I had talked to a fellow at Thurston Sails, and he told me that the larger furlers that this company manufactures, aren't too good. He didn't say why, but I'm guessing it's because of the need for ball bearings. I guess the important thing is have the toggles on the fore stay. I think that furler is going to work out great for me, because I sail single handed most of the time accompanied by a medium sized pit bull Greyhound. I get tired of handling my Genny; taking it out of the bag, and stowing it in the bag. Then the bag is always in the way when I try to anchor my boat. Most of the time I just sail with my Main, but there are times when I want a little more speed and it becomes a task to go down in the cabin and get the sail and rig the sheets. I'm not getting any younger and I'm afraid that I might fall overboard some day. So I think it's going to be great for me, and I think that it will be great for you. Have the UV shield installed. Without it, your sail will only last about three seasons. That's about it. Good luck!

RobG · Jan 22, 2007

Mike, who is your sailmaker?

Last year I was shopping for this upgrade and the sailmaker that made the new headsail (new when I bought the boat) po po'ed CDI. I'd still like to go with one and as a package like you did would be preferable.Thanks, Rob

Phil Herring · Jan 22, 2007

Just wanted to slip in a plug

That the CDI furlers here are $30-40 cheaper than Rudy, ormost other outlets. {End of commercial}

HukilauMike · Jan 23, 2007

My sailmaker

My sailmaker is Clark Bassett at Kappa Sails in Westbrook, Conn. Clark reworked my jib as I said before, and I have since also bought a new 135 genny and mainsail from him. I highly recommend him. He was available by phone to help while I installed the CDI, and he came to my boat and measured for the new sails, and also delivered and installed the finished products. His number is 860-399-8899. I have also attached his website.

Joe11688 · Jan 23, 2007

CDI FF2

Phil, I think you can get a pretty good buy on almost anything if you look hard enough. While it may be true that there are others out there that will beat Rudy's prices on certain things, I'm more concerned with his expertise, because I do a lot of modifications, and I want to make sure that they work for me. This is where Rudy's expert advice really comes in handy for me. I only live about 8 miles from him, so I have the advantage of going to his shop and talking to him one on one. I ordered a Dyer tang from Rudy and also had him cut off the "T" fitting at the top end of my fore-stay, and install a Marine fitting instead of a toggle fitting. My friend Wayne had come up with an idea on this, and passed it on to me. So I wanted to run it by Rudy before I adopted it for my boat, which will make it easier to disconnect the stay from the mast while I'm trailering. I don't want that stay getting kinked. It will also allow the movement needed in the same way as the toggle. I took my Genny sail to a sail maker in Marion Ma. to get an estimate of what it would cost to have it converted over for the furler. I also brought my fore-stay with me. I told him that I was going to install my furler myself. To make a long story short, he didn't want to take the time to look at my sail, but wanted me to leave it with him which I refused to do. Also, he looked at my fore-stay and said that I didn't need to cut off the "T" fittings and use toggles, and that the "T" fittings would work just fine in the slots of my mast. To my way of thinking, he gave me a bum steer and he'll never get my business. This of course, was before I had Rudy work on my stay. Prior to that, I stopped in at Thurston Sail and talked to them about sail conversion costs and unfortunately, I didn't bring my sail with me because I just happened to be in the area. He urged me to bring it in to him so that he could look at it, after all, they were the ones that made my sails back in the 90s. So, I plan on doing that real soon, and I'm sure he will treat me right.

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