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"Gordon" wrote:

Riggers will tell you CDI are a piece of crap only because they hate
installing them. In actuality, users seem to like them.

I suspect riggers hate them because they don't do the work! All of the
ones I've seen were owner-installed.

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Jere Lull wrote:

In article ,
"Gordon" wrote:

Riggers will tell you CDI are a piece of crap only because they
hate installing them. In actuality, users seem to like them.

I suspect riggers hate them because they don't do the work! All of
the ones I've seen were owner-installed.

We installed a CDI FF6 on our Irwin 28 which we trailer sail. We
replaced a CDI Reefer II which wasn't compatable with trailer sailing.
It used alumimum sections for the foil which had a tendency to bend
when we stepped the mast. We didn't uncoil the new one immediately and
did have some trouble staightening it. It's still not prefect but seems
to work just fine. Installation was very easy. Jim

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