roller furler

[mrtoad]

today i purchased a CDI FF2 W/BB

my question is what hardware do need "running line" from furler to cockpit - fairleads / block / cleat / etc

also - any advice from all the "experienced ones" on the forum

thanks so much - rdeal

[MacGyver]

They make a kit also for that and it has everything you need.
CDI makes the kit.

Just out of curiosity, who did you order it through and at what cost? I bought mine already, but am almost to 3 weeks waiting for it to ship......

Mac

[brackish]

OK, I've got experience, not all of it good.  I have the standard setup with three stanchion mounted standoff blocks from the drum placed at various stanchions and then a stanchion mounted ratchet block on the lower stern rail mount that turns the line and sends it back to a standard horn cleat about a foot away.  After moving one of the stanchion mounted blocks to a new location from the original installation it functions great.  The problem, however is that the blocks take it inside the stanchions and there is enough standoff that the line ends up running down the port deck and is always in the way.  I trip over it moving forward, it is hard to clean around when I mop the deck, and stuff catches on it. 

I looked into stanchion mounted blocks that will lead the line outside the stanchions and they are extraordinarily expensive.  So, I just bought a four pack of stanchion mounted fairleads from Boaterbits for about $35.  I think, because you are not turning the line but a few degrees at a time until you get to the ratchet block (which I will leave), the fairleads will work fine.  I plan to do this change in the near future and will advise if this new routing works.  If it does it will be much less costly than the block setup and will eliminate the line running down the deck walkway.

I'd advise enough line so you can get to your halyard winch, sometimes in high wind conditions I've had to take a few turns around the winch to roll up the sail.  I use 3/16" furling line, but I normally wear sailing gloves, if I didn't have them on it would be uncomfortable to handle.

I already had the cleat, if I didn't I would install a cam or jam cleat instead to make the cleating process quicker.  This without any additional fairlead so I can come right to the halyard winch from the ratchet block.