Hi, Ed, sorry to hear about your loss.
Having had some experience here on the board, I recommend that you start here:
http://c34.org/bbs/index.php?topic=1940.0 from a search on ProFurl (spelled that way without spaces) A search on CDI finds:
http://c34.org/bbs/index.php?topic=2046.0While the actual subject title of the first reference isn't yours, there's a lot of discussion on this particular thread about different systems, and some recommendations for other places to look, both in that thread and for additional searches.
As far as "new" stuff is concerned, and to avoid saying this has been discussed before because your question is new, I can happily report that we only had one "issue" with our ProFurl in the four or five years we have had it. (Once the Allen head nuts on the foil were properly tightened because the original rigger didn't use Locktite!) The head swivel got stuck up on the foil. It turned out that there are two parts to the ProFurl head swivel (which BTW is the only system that doesn't require a halyard restrainer). The inner part stays on the foil and swivels, and the outer part stays put with the bar behind the Darth Vader top fitting. There's another Allen head screw holding the two parts together. The screw ended up getting bent sideways, locking the two pieces and making it impossible without a crewman going aloft, to get it down. Once we did, we reamed out the old sideways screw, bought a tap set at Ace Hardware and installed a new larger screw. Been holding up fine for over a year now. Also need to keep the halyard up to keep the bar behind the Darth Vader halyard holder. I had noted recently that we don't bring our jib halyard back to the cockpit, leaving it on a cleat on the mast. Here's that conversation between Jon Schneider and me, scroll down to #7:
http://c34.org/bbs/index.php?topic=1182.0I'm very happy with our ProFurl LCI 32 system.
Another new input comes from Jim Moe, who reported to me his experiences at the Chicago boat show last week:
"My old Hood Sea Furl is on its last legs due both to poor design and old age. Consequently finding an appropriate new one with a combination of technical perfection and lowest cost was top on my list. After looking at many and more or less settling on one, I happened by the Hood Yacht Systems booth. The guy in the booth gave me the usual pitch and I told him why I really wouldn't consider another Hood product. He countered with all they'd done to rectify the endemic problems and, since he was the owner of the company, he wanted to restore the Hood name which he realized had slipped badly in confidence. The upshot was an offer for a "replacement" for half price ($970) for a unit which now looks like a winner."
All the best,