Raising Roller Furling Jib

[born2sail]

I bought a 2013 that was never used. The jib was still in the bag, but the roller furler was with the boat, and had a thick halyard run through it. This issue I am having is the halyard does not seem right. It is too thick to run through the track. In fact, I do not see where it is supposed to come out the bottom of the track forced it almost all the way up, but it is still 6 inches from the top and now it is coming out of the track at the bottom (tack).

I plan on leaving it "on the tack" so I do not mind working it in, but it just seems wrong. Should I hoist it before stepping the mast without a halyard and simply secure it at the head??

Thanks!

[Max Entropy]

If it's a CDI, or similar, this manual might help:
http://www.sailcdi.com/products/flexibl ... load&fid=2

max

[born2sail]

Thanks! While I have not read the whole thing, that appears to answer the question. And then some!

[sailboatmike]

Sounds like one may of been trying to use the halyard as the forestay, I found the CDI furlers are not intuitive to use because of their flexible nature, the furler on my JOG boat is a profurl and has a solid aluminium sail track so easier to work out how the whole thing works