replace rigging with furlex

[gonesail]

Greetings:

I am having my isomat NG51 mast pulled to rewire it and would like to replace the standing rigging too. I plan on having swaged stemball fittings at the top of the mast and all others will be norsemans.

I have a furlex jib furler that is about 15 years old (but has not had heavy usage) and would like to keep it for monitary reasons. My friend has done his boat and says there is a way to pull the whole thing off in one piece and leave a string in the extrusion for bringing the new wire thru.

Sounds easy but in the real world: what should we expect when trying to re-use the furling system? Would appreciate advice or experience.

AK
North Florida

[Brion Toss]

Hello,
Forget the string, just use a belt sander to form a long taper on the end of the wire. Dribble some super glue over the taper to hold the yarns together. Insert it into the foil and begin pushing it in. When you meet an obstruction, begin light "pulsing" pressure on the wire, sort of tentative stabs at the obstruction, and rotate the foil against the wire's lay (this will help keep the yarns from separating) until the pointed end slides past the holdup. Continue until you come out the other end. This is by far the fastest, easiest method I've ever used to get a wire into an assembled foil.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss

[Robbie.g]

i usually chop off one end of the existing stay and unlay the wire 100mm and cut the heart out, and then cut off the outer lay of the new wire (100mm), lay the old wires outer strands the new wire's core and PUSH the old wire out with the new wire.
Give it a try, works for me EASY EASY

Regards
Robbie.g

[Brion Toss]

Originally Posted by Robbie.g

i usually chop off one end of the existing stay and unlay the wire 100mm and cut the heart out, and then cut off the outer lay of the new wire (100mm), lay the old wires outer strands the new wire's core and PUSH the old wire out with the new wire.
Give it a try, works for me EASY EASY

Regards
Robbie.g

Hi again,
Yup, works for me too. It's just that the belt sander is even faster, assuming you have one. If you are replacing a damaged foil, butting new to old wire gets complicated.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss