The nice thing about the CDI set up is that you can keep your existing forestay. No need to purchase a $200 worth of special terminals... etc..
Definitely buy the ballbearing upgrade though... ~Dan --- On Tue, 5/4/10, Jim Little <[email protected]> wrote: From: Jim Little <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [IC27A] Inexpensive Roller Furling system To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 12:28 PM Agreed. I put a CDI on my tall rig and have been very happy with the performance and value. It took two of us to install it but it was pretty easy to do. I can't remember where I bought it but a web search will help you compare prices. Jim Little Portkey 1977 Catalina 27 TR To: ic...@yahoogroups. com From: hardimandan@ yahoo.com Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 08:17:23 -0700 Subject: Re: [IC27A] Inexpensive Roller Furling system The CDI system is probably the least expensive. I bought mine from Bacons in Annapolis for about $600 a few years ago. ~Dan --- On Tue, 5/4/10, acdalz...@aol. com <acdalz...@aol. com> wrote: From: acdalz...@aol. com <acdalz...@aol. com> Subject: [IC27A] Inexpensive Roller Furling system To: ic...@yahoogroups. com Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 9:09 AM I replaced my factory original roller furling with one from Cruising Design. It was relatively simple to install by following the accompanying instructions. It has worked flawlessly for the 14 years. It is one of the lower cost systems available. My boat is a tall rig made in 1986 and I do primarily day sailing on Lake Erie. Andy Dalzell C-27 # 6298, Tardis Sandusky Bay The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. Get busy.
