replace rigging with furlex

[gonesail]

Greetings:

I am having my isomat NG51 mast pulled to rewire it and would like to replace the standing rigging too. I plan on having swaged stemball fittings at the top of the mast and all others will be norsemans.

I have a furlex jib furler that is about 15 years old (but has not had heavy usage) and would like to keep it for monitary reasons. My friend has done his boat and says there is a way to pull the whole thing off in one piece and leave a string in the extrusion for bringing the new wire thru.

Sounds easy but in the real world: what should we expect when trying to re-use the furling system? Would appreciate advice or experience.

AK
North Florida