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After several hours of research I finally learned I have a Stearns Twinstay One #8 roller furling system. The bottom bearings need replacing. Rig-rite has the parts available. Oddly though, they are insisting I buy the full top & bottom bearing replacement kit. Which I'm fine with just to have in case the top fails down the road.
What I'm struggling with is their insistence that the whole furling system must come down to make ANY repairs. At one point someone I spoke with at Rig-rite said the bottom bearing could "theoretically" be replaced with the system still in place, but then the gentleman suddenly rescinded the statement. They haven't been able to give me a reason why it must come down. What's going on here? Has anyone dealt with this?
For obvious reasons I'd much prefer to leave it up and fix what's broken now and worry about the rest in the off season. I've played around with the system enough to know I can access it fairly easily.
What I'm struggling with is their insistence that the whole furling system must come down to make ANY repairs. At one point someone I spoke with at Rig-rite said the bottom bearing could "theoretically" be replaced with the system still in place, but then the gentleman suddenly rescinded the statement. They haven't been able to give me a reason why it must come down. What's going on here? Has anyone dealt with this?
For obvious reasons I'd much prefer to leave it up and fix what's broken now and worry about the rest in the off season. I've played around with the system enough to know I can access it fairly easily.
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