Peter: I have a manual, but I'm not sure what model. I'll check when I'm at the boat on Wednesday night, and let you know.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR Success .... I think! After a bit of a search I’ve found a new section of foil here locally in the ‘parts bin’ of a rigging shop (it’s actually new ... still in the plastic wrap). The rigger has a 2nd piece as well that has been cut down. Now he says he can’t be 100% sure it is a Mark 1 foil ... dimensions are correct and it is a screw (not rollpin) unit (the Mark 1 Unit 0 were the only Unit 1’s that used screws rather than rollpins) but if it is a Mark 2 foil, then the shape inside would be slightly different ... this fellow says the differences in the early Marks is small enough that the connector can be modified to suit without too much difficulty. .... I’ll find out tomorrow exactly what it might cost me for the part and also what the rigging shop will charge me to replace the forestay and fix-up the foil / install a halyard restrainer. This fellow says typically they make-up a new top-cap out of some plastic and he feels the old Mark 1 Unit 0 on my boat still has some good life left in it – in fact it seems this guy prefers the older Harkens to the newer ones. Another rigger has quoted me $950 to repair the existing furler (not including replacement parts), replace the forestay and add a halyard restrainer (all with the mast up) .... and about $2500 to replace with a new Mark IV Unit 0. (I can probably cut about $250 off that by ordering the furler myself). I’m quite leaning towards keeping the old unit. Mainly a cost thing at this time – I’ve got enough other projects needing doing! ... if I can keep the old one going for a couple more years I’ve been told the rest of my standing rigging probably only has a couple year’s left in it .... so then would be the opportunity to have the mast down and reassess the need to redo the furling. I’m still interested in finding a user manual for the old Mark 1 furling unit, if anyone has one they can scan and email or send to me so I can scan (and return). Hopefully I can get this sorted out in the next couple of weeks, so that I can get measured-up for my new genoa! Any further words of wisdom? Thanks, Peter Fell Sidney, BC C&C 27 MkIII
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