replacing the forestay in a Harken Roller Furler

[Jim Fulton]

Wouldn't it also help to use the old wire to pull a messenger line through the foil? Then you could use the messenger to pull the new wire through. I have generally found that it is easier to pull wires than to push them.

Jim Fulton

[Brion Toss]

Hi again,
Messengers can work fine, as can butting the ends of the old and new wires. There are several workable options; I have found that the tapered-end trick is the fastest, simplest, and most reliable. No need to attach a messenger, no need to do so in a way that won't hang up at the junctions, no need to detach it and reattach it to the new piece. But, different ships...

Fair leads,
Brion Toss

[sv.grainne]

Thanks for the advise - will give it a try. Plan to have the new wire and headstay terminal crimped on and will go with the extra wire.

Bobby

St Anne, Martinique