Assembly - CDI FLEXIBLE FURLER 2 Installation & Operating Instructions Manual

After coiling in the opposite direction, tape the upper end to
the lower portion above the sail feed slot, leaving the straight
portion free. Let the coil stand for several hours: a minimum of
three if it's warm, longer, perhaps overnight, if it's cold. After
this time, carefully cut the tape and check the straightness.
The luff does not need to be perfectly straight as a tight
forestay will finish the job.
Removing Kinks: If your luff has been stored improperly,
coiled or bent for a long time, the best technique is to place
the entire luff inside a pipe, tube or mast and let it sit outside in
direct sunlight for 1-2 weeks in the summer. NEVER try to
straighten the luff by using a hair dryer or by laying it on the
ground and weighting it down along its length. These
techniques don't work and void the warranty.

ASSEMBLY

Assembly is easiest with the mast down, although assembly
can be done with the mast up.
1. Measure the pin-to-pin length (L below) of the forestay with
the turnbuckle in its normal state of adjustment. If the mast
is up, you will have to raise a tape on the jib halyard and
add an amount approximately equal to the distance from
the top end of the tape to the pin at the top of the forestay.
Cut the top end of the luff so that the total luff length is
12.25" less than the pin-to-pin length.
2. The Flexible Furler uses an internal halyard instead of your
ship's halyard. Notice that ONE end of the halyard is de-
cored and has a small metal ferrule swaged onto it. Push
the OTHER end of the halyard up into the cavity in the
halyard top fitting and through the off-center hole until the
halyard exits out the side (see photos next page). Pull the
rest of the halyard through the halyard top fitting until the
ferrule is near the bottom of the halyard top fitting.
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