Thanks for the insights Mike.

Michael McKay
(630) 209-2054 (m)

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> On Jun 8, 2022, at 12:53 AM, Mike Riter <mike at traildesign.com> wrote:
> 
> I had the same piece break on my furler and thought it would be easy to get
> a new one machined at a shop. Because of its odd shape along with the
> groove, it proved to be very difficult for the machinist to replicate.
> Ultimately he had to come by my shop and take  a bunch of
> detailed measurements on the inside of the tube to get the piece to fit
> correctly. It was a pain and took a couple weeks to complete. I had asked
> him to make it out of more rigid material and he said that wasn't a good
> idea as the part needed to flex a bit. He did make it 1" longer on both
> ends than the original. It's been a year now with no problems.
> 
> Getting the cable routed back through it was pretty straightforward. I
> unscrewed the two part block at the top and was able to fit the cable end
> through the hole in the center of the new part.
> 
> I'm guessing that as hard as it was to machine, that the maker of the
> original furler tube had the part injection molded.
> 
> Mike Riter
> SV Emma B
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 11:36 PM Michael McKay <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> It’s not a simple cylinder. It’s more an irregular oval with a groove in
>> one side corresponding to the slot for the luff tape.  I’d also have to
>> redo the headstay because that runs though the center of it. The whole
>> process  won’t be trivial.
>> 
>> Might be worth replacing the furling system altogether  How do Rhodies
>> like the CDI furler?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Michael McKay
>> (630) 209-2054 (m)
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Jun 8, 2022, at 12:19 AM, Ken Simolo <kensimolo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Actually Delrin is not a glass fiber reinforced nylon product.  It is a
>> uniform acetal monopolymer product.  It machines nicely but the surface
>> finish can look dull.
>>> 
>>> If it is just a cylinder with 4 holes in it (hard to see on my phone),
>> it would be simple to buy the right material and use the holes in the metal
>> to mark the hole locations in the plastic.
>>> 
>>> Ken
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On June 8, 2022 at 12:06:56 AM, Michael McKay (mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com)
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> That’s a good idea Roger—thanks.
>>>> 
>>>> Michael McKay
>>>> (630) 209-2054 (m)
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jun 7, 2022, at 8:46 PM, ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mike,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Can you pull out the two halves from the aluminum extrusion? After
>> that, maybe there is a local machine shop to make you a new insert? I would
>> make the new insert out of delrin, which is a glass fiber reinforced nylon
>> composite.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Roger Pihlaja
>>>>> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jun 7, 2022, at 5:09 PM, Michael McKay <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> As can be seen in the picture, my General Boats furling foil has a
>> broken joining HDPE connector. It?s been working fine when the pieces are
>> butted up to each other, but it does give me some concern. However, fixing
>> it requires skills I don?t have. Any suggestions?
>>>>>> Michael McKay
>>>>>> (630) 209-2054 (m)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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