Let us know how it turns out, Good Luck. On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Lee Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Too late for that now. Besides, I've already dropped too many tiny, > expensive boat parts overboard. The forestay had to be shortened by about 6 > inches and I just wasn't equipped for all the careful measuring and cutting > required while it was on the boat. > > Lee Scott > > --- In [email protected] <IC27A%40yahoogroups.com>, Brandon Snider > <richardbrandonsni...@...> wrote: > > > > I've never installed a furler but I've taken them down, seems to be > easier > > to put them together at the boat while you instal it on forestay. But as > I > > said I've no experience with this, just a thought. Brandon > > > > On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Clyde Thorington <cthor...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Three ten foot long sections (overlapped) of 2 x 2"s ductaped together? > > > Enough guys > > > use 2 x 4's? Just wild eyed guess. > > > > > > > > > Clyde Thorington > > > ex C27 now C30 > > > San Jose, CA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Sat, 7/11/09, Lee Scott <lsc...@... <lscott%40oldjags.com>> > > > wrote: > > > > > > From: Lee Scott <lsc...@... <lscott%40oldjags.com>> > > > Subject: [IC27A] Protecting foil during installation > > > To: [email protected] <IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> <IC27A% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 10:48 AM > > > > > > I've just finished assembling my new Harken roller furler, and now I > need > > > to carry it down to the dock, get it on the boat and attach it to the > mast. > > > > > > How in hell do you move a floppy 36' long piece of aluminum without > bending > > > it and ruining it in the process? Once I get it strapped to the mast, > it'll > > > probably be OK. Getting it on the boat without kinking the foil is > going to > > > be a problem. > > > > > > Lee Scott > > > '87 C-27 #6350 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Richard "Brandon" Snider > > 843-616-3124 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > -- Richard "Brandon" Snider 843-616-3124 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
