Harken furling

[Russ L]

Hello Brion, et al,
I hope the pool of talent here can offer me some guidance & moral support.

The problem lies with an old Series - 1. It furls okay, but I cannot drop the sail. The problem being a severe kink approx 8 feet high (and about 1 foot below a joint). It appears to have clenched the luff groove and pinches the luff tape. I've owned the boat a short time... so my guess is that the furler was sorely trounced by a spinnaker pole. (There is an assym. spinny aboard now)

I have a replacement foil section and I also expect to replace the forestay, as well.

What suggestions do you have for getting the sail off, so repairs can happen?

So far, I believe my course of action will be: lower (I don't like to use the term "drop" in this case) the furler & forestay as one unit, unroll the sail on the dock, attempt to open the groove a bit OR separate the foil section above the kink and slide it off the top of sail. Curse the damaged section while removing from the bottom. Reassemble with replacement parts.

It sounds simple enough... any advice?
Cheers, Russ