Tie off the furling pole / extrusion after removing sail, so it doesn’t drop down. By tying it off, youre also reducing the weight from the top of the furling drum. Disconnect all bolts attaching from the pole by way of the access ports in the mast. Finally remove the bolts securing the furling drum to the mast & pry the furler from the mast. There are small threaded backing plates inside the mast that the furler bolts into. Once the cap bolts that secure the furler to the mast are removed, tie off the backing plates with wire or string before you attempt to pry the furler from the mast. If the backing plates fall off inside the mast, not good.....don’t ask how I know that! To remove that last bolt, you need to raise or lower the extrusion to the level of the access port to allow a socket wrench to be used to remove the bolt.
