I'm not sure if the CDI has an internal block sheave, so much as a U shaped passage.



Todd T.


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On Sun, May 17, 2026, 12:25 PM BARRY RUEHLEN <RUEHBL at msn.com> wrote:

> Thank you Roger. We'll check that out the next time we drop the mast. My
> boat partner will be very happy if that's the case. He's always been
> perturbed that there was not a halyard system.
> Barry
>
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> ________________________________
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of
> ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2026 10:12:51 AM
> To: The Rhodes Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Cc: The Rhodes Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Jib Sail
>
> Hi Barry,
>
> Some models of CDI roller furlers have an internal halyard.  Check the
> foil to see if there are internal blocks.  If the internal halyard is
> missing, the CDI website has instructions how to rig a new one.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> Sanford, MI. 1978
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On May 17, 2026, at 6:52 AM, BARRY RUEHLEN <ruehbl at msn.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Cindy,
> > I'm new to sailing, but my partner in the boat has sailed all his life.
> We have spent the last few years reviving an 87 model. She is now
> absolutaly sound and beautiful. My partner says our 175 is blown out, so we
> have interest in a replacement. The headsail that came with the boat does
> not have a halyard to lower and change out, but we are thinking the furler
> is a CDI brand that could have been rigged with a halyard. We'll have to
> drop the mast to make sure. If it can be rigged with a halyard, we may be
> interested in a better 175 and a 135, so we have some flexibility depending
> on wind. Can you give us an idea of costs. We assume that if you are
> selling them there is ample life left in them. We've come a long way on the
> boat, and probably should buy new, but the cost of this refurbish has gone
> way over the top. You know how that goes.
> >
> > Best,
> > Barry Ruehlen
> > SV '87 Rhodes22 (name under review)
> > St. James City, Fl
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of
> Cindy Spitzer <cindyspitzer at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Friday, May 8, 2026 1:28 PM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Jib Sail
> >
> > What size are you looking for 135, 175, etc.?
> > I have a few used genoas available at my home in Baltimore. I'll be back
> > there later this month.
> >
> > Cindy Spitzer
> >
> >> On Fri, May 8, 2026, 10:44 AM Michael Dale <killarneylake at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Does anyone have a jib sail for sale? Mine is falling apart and sail
> repair
> >> services in this region rival the cost of buying a new sail.
> >>
> >> Michael Dale
> >>
>