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Old 07-05-2019, 08:03 AM
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need help identifying a furler...

Hi all -

Thankfully, I've got the Atomic Four running kinda well (?) after time, effort, and money. Buuuuuut....there's always something....

I'm going to post this in a few forums to cast a wide net.

I need to figure out what brand this system is...I can't find any identifying marks on it and i'd like to find instructions or documentation for it.

When the yard hauled it last fall, they took down the headsail, even though they weren't supposed to. Because the boat was new to me, i wanted to take it down myself and document the process so i could put it back together in the spring. Anyway, now the yard is dragging it out, not getting around to repairing/installing. If i can figure it out, i'll do it. I can't figure out if it's a failed wire to rope halyard or what's missing.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

thanks.

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Old 07-05-2019, 08:10 AM
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Old 07-05-2019, 08:26 AM
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It looks like a Classic ProFurl to me. If you PM me I can email you an installation PDF and you can see how much it matches.

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Do you have a picture of the head swivel? The sheave purchase arrangement at the tack and the extrusion look very much like an older Cruising Designs Inc. (CDI) Reefer furler to me. Sorry for the poor quality picture, found it on the internet.
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Do you have a picture of the head swivel? The sheave purchase arrangement at the tack and the extrusion look very much like an older Cruising Designs Inc. (CDI) Reefer furler to me. Sorry for the poor quality picture, found it on the internet.
With a look at the pic of the head, it looks like there is an internal halyard, which would lead me to revise my thinking to the CDI line as well... sorry no docs to help here.
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I have an old CDI which is why this caught my attention. It's an interesting piece of gear. Mine does not use the jib halyard but instead has its own on a sheave inside the swivel head. The sail luff tape goes in one extrusion slot, the integral wire halyard comes down inside the other slot. Luff tension is achieved via the sheave purchase at the tack, the tension also compresses the extrusion sections together. The cool things about it are the jib halyard is left available for other sails like a downwind drifter or cruising spinnaker and the typical halyard wrap is eliminated.
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