[Rhodes22-list] Forestay Replacement

[Stephen Staum]

Should I order the surelock and wire from Stan or from a rigging house?  SS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Forestay Replacement


> upgrade to a CDI, or order up a new wire with a surelock, but that means 
> that you need to install the surelock yourself, it is not hard.
>
> MJM
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stephen Staum" <staum at earthlink.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 1:28 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Forestay Replacement
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> Can anyone tell me how to replace the forestay on my '87 Rhodes?  While 
> removing the jib for repairs I found a few broken strands in the cable at 
> the top.  I have a factory original furler with the forestay inside the 
> tube w/ plastic plugs on each end.
>
> How do I remove the plastic ends?
>
> It looks to me like the cable needs to be swaged after it is installed 
> inside the tube?
>
> Thanks,  Stephen Staum
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