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JanS48
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Initially Posted - 05/31/2015 : 07:12:00

Greetings all, still getting things together, I see from pictures in the owners manual that the forestay goes in the 2nd lower hole of the masthead since the outermost one is used for spinnaker gear, I'm almost certain when I took the rig apart the stay was in the forward most hole - can you folks confirm which is correct? Also the CDI instructions say to have a toggle at the masthead end, however there seems to be a lot of play from side to side when I put the toggle in - do you folks use any kind of spacers to take up the slop?
And finally - I was able to get an entirely new-to-me used CDI Furler from a larger boat. I'm needing to cut the one-piece luff down to fit my smaller headstay (the one it came from was 31ft) I saw somewhere that the top fitting should be 3" from the masthead - can someone confirm this?
and more... I see that there are references to adding a piece of PVC between the luff top fitting and the mast head 'IF' you have a problem with the furler rising - wouldn't it be prudent to put that on now while everything is apart?

I've got to say - thanks so much to everyone for answering all my questions. Hopefully I'll hit the water sometime in June only a month late sigh.

- Jan

82 C25 SR FK
Sailing out of Newport Harbor.

Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 05/31/2015 : 08:41:41

I'll assume it's an FF4... Did the Installation Manual come with it? (I don't have any answers for you--never had a CDI.)

Dave Bristle
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PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge

Edited by - Stinkpotter on 05/31/2015 08:42:17

JanS48
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Response Posted - 05/31/2015 : 19:59:53

Yes it's a CDI FF4 Furler with the PVC 1 piece luff.

82 C25 SR FK
Sailing out of Newport Harbor.

ct95949
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Response Posted - 05/31/2015 : 20:25:43

I just rigged a CDI FF4 that came with my boat I bought last year and I added toggles to both ends. Having side to side play at the mast is no problem, the toggle is meant to allow movement and once the stay is tensioned there will be no slop. I'm not sure about the 3" but go with what the manual says- the original is on the CDI website.

I think rigging the forestay to the foreword hole is a no-no because it might break the casting. That said, I did that for several years on my old boat with a Harken furler with no problems. I wanted to improve the foil/ halyard angle that Harken stressed was important to avoid wraps. No halyard needed on the CDI, use the inside hole.
Craig.

'90 SR/WK #6017. PO of '79 SR/SK.

Edited by - ct95949 on 05/31/2015 20:38:42

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