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I broke the plastic luff extrusion and CDI won't sell direct. I found a replacement at Mauri's, and it was $160 plus shipping.

Anybody have any better ideas or sources ?

I thought CDI had a guarantee on the extrusion - wonder how they deal with that?

I never thought of that. I bought to boat new, but I don't have any CDI paper work.

The extrusion broke as I was pushing the mast forward to attach to the bow. It got folded on the ground. It was probably my fault, but I was a little surprised.

Think it's worth a shot ?

Yes, CDI guarantees them. If you are the original purchaser, they should send you a new one. At least that was the way it used to work. Certainly worth a phone call to check.

I don't know about that. My paperwork from CDI says they're are several things you can do that will VOID the warranty. Even bending it a bit too much was listed as a no no. Must be kept flat to maintain coverage.

But then again I am going from memory.... and .... well.... sorry, what were we talking about again

CDI does back their warranty and then some. I'm the original owner of my boat and the CDI warranty was for seven years. When it was seven years and nine months old, I broke my luff extrusion at the sail feed slot because I had it tied to the boat in a six foot radius curve to travel five miles at 25 mph. I thought it would be safe. I called CDI at the manufacturing plant to inquire about buying a new luff. They referred me to the distributor who listened to my story, and then offered to send me a new extrusion FREE if I would pay the freight. Of course I agreed, and it was delivered within a week. The distributor explained they prefer to have only happy customers. I'm one of those for sure. Sorry, but I no longer have a copy of the phone numbers, names or other info from the transaction.
EDIT: I just found the invoice that was sent with the new replacement foil, the value of which was invoiced at $205.00 in June of 2005:
Crusing Design, Inc.
44 James Street
Homer, NY 13077
Ph: 607-749-4599
Fax: 607-749-4604

I hope this helps.

Just for future reference, once I have the mast down, I bungee the furler to the mast at the spreaders before I release it from the step and roll it forward. I hold the furler along the mast as I move it and keep it parallel to the mast at all times.

I store it on a wood extention out the front of the mast. It is just sandwiched between the mast and furler and held in place with bungees. This keeps it straight and supported for trailering.

Thanks a lot you guys............I do appreciate it. I will contact CDI/it doesn't hurt to ask.........

Duane, that is an interesting picture, what is the small block/spacer and does it stay there or is it mounted? My dealer is not real big on the roller but I want it and I was thinking of putting it onto a 6" or appropriate sized piece of plastic pipe for trailering and maybe disconnecting it from the mast and movinging the whole thing back along the mast before securing it. Anyway, I still think I will get the roller, so I will head over to your site and see if you have anything else on the subject.
Ron

My luff has a gentle "S" bend in it when not rigged. I've tried to straighten it using the PVC pipe trick discussed in the manual, with little success. The Curve goes away under tension (i.e. when the forestay is attached).

Can anyone tell me if they know of a way to get the curves out?

-Mike

I'm surprised they won't sell you one. They sold me one two years ago when I trashed mine. I drove the boat across Narragansett Bay in a 1.5 ft chop with the mast down and the furler/luff not properly supported. 45 minutes of pounding caused a couple of stress fractures.

And like Navy Doc, I store mine in the winter with an S-curve in it. The curve comes out easily in the spring with the mast back up.

tangentair wrote:Duane, that is an interesting picture, what is the small block/spacer and does it stay there or is it mounted? My dealer is not real big on the roller but I want it and I was thinking of putting it onto a 6" or appropriate sized piece of plastic pipe for trailering and maybe disconnecting it from the mast and movinging the whole thing back along the mast before securing it. Anyway, I still think I will get the roller, so I will head over to your site and see if you have anything else on the subject.
Ron

tangentair,
I just retrofitted the furler against the recomendation from my Dealer and I'm trailering constantly. With a support simmular to the one from Duane I have no problem with trailering. I only can say "go for it".

Happy Ending--With all your help, CDI replaced my luff for the price of the shipping--no questions asked. They didn't even ask for any paperwork. Always best to consult the Macheads......thanks again