sail to furler

[Don Frisby]

Hi, guys. Thinking of putting a CDI FF-2 furler on my Com-Pac 19/3. I have a 155% genoa and thought that would be the sail to attach to the furler. My big question is how do you attach the sail to the furler? Cut the hanks, re-stitch it with a fold? Please tell me that I don't need to buy ANOTHER sail specifically cut and sewn for that CDI furler. Thx, and I'll take your answer off the air.

[Cats Paw]

I had a CDI furler added to RU-ACH a CP 16   The sail maker modified my existing jib by removing the hanks and adding a tape into the luff that would allow the jib to slide up into the  flexible luff extrusion of the CDI furler system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEg6gHL8I-8

[Don Frisby]

Thx for your response, Cat's Paw. That all seems right. Was the luff tape wrapped around a 1/8" rope running along the luff or was the luff folded and then stitched?  Thx.

[Salty19]

This is the luff tape you'll find on professionally made sails:

https://www.sailmakerssupply.com/prod_detail_list/luff-tape

The two loose ends sew on the luff, the round portion slides within the furler foil.