[C320-list] Anybody replaced their forestay? (solved)

[Elizabeth Schwartz]

Ahoy.....I'm saving this solution for future reference.....great idea! 
Joe....#245

On Thu, Apr 09, 2015 at 04:41 PM, Graeme Clark wrote:

> I found a solution, proffered by someone who had had a similar 
> problem.
>
> Attach a vacuum cleaner to one end of the foil, using duct tape. Be 
> sure to seal over all the joins and rivets to reduce air leakage. Then 
> take a length of thin light line, tie a 1/2” sq. piece of soft cloth 
> to one end and feed into opposite end of the foil.  The airflow is 
> more than adequate to pull the bit of cloth and trailing line right 
> through 45ft of furler foil!
>
> The whole operation took less than ten minutes from start to finish.
>
> Well worth noting for future reference!
>
> Thanks for the other suggestions though
>
> Graeme