[Rhodes22-list] mast

[Wally Buck]

Stan, you are such a tease .... If you need BETA testers for this new design 
just let me know .....


Wally

From: General Boats <wwrhodes@rhodes22.com>
>Reply-To: wwrhodes@rhodes22.com,The Rhodes 22 mail list 
><rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] mast
>Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 12:08:52 -0500
>
>Well, I was not going to mention it - yet - and still won't.
>
>but I have come up with a new IMF main sail proprietary design
>
>it gets the main sail area back to about the same area as the standard main 
>but
>still easily goes inside the mast.
>
>it should increase speed, give a better sail shape, work better when 
>partially
>reefed, cut down lee helm for those boats tending toward that property, 
>look
>sort of interesting and, of course, be an expensive retrofit - how else can 
>I
>afford to retire?
>
>no more info until it goes through some test sailing in the spring.
>
>stan/gbi
>
>David Walker wrote:
>
> > Gene,
> >
> > Voting doesn't make sense.  I've had both (have IMF now)  If  you want
> > performance go with the standard main.  If you want convenience, go with 
>the
> > IMF.  When trying to get best performance out of the IMF you'll have to 
>fly
> > a big genoa, which  makes tacking more difficult.
> >
> > Dave Walker
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "gene phares" <shoejg@yahoo.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 9:48 PM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] mast
> >
> > > looking for votes, ideas, opinions about the pros /cons of 'regular' 
>main
> > mast or inner mast furling. how often does the main sail get hung up 
>when
> > trying to reef with inner mast furling. If I get a used or recycled 22 I
> > would like to have this knowledge ahead of time. thanx,gene
> > >
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Stan,



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