[Rhodes22-list] UPS update

[Kroposki]

Mary Lou,
	Thank you for the report, so far this was the most detailed. It
sounded good.  I am waiting for your second installment.
		Ed K

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mary Lou Troy
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 8:09 PM
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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] UPS update

We got to fly the UPS this weekend. Winds were light and variable at the

time. The sail really made a difference in the light air (though it
didn't 
do a thing for the variable part ;-)  )  I was surprised at how easy it
was 
to manage - it's a big sail but the air was so light I didn't bother
with 
the winches. The furler base does bump a bit on our solar vent but that 
doesn't seem to affect anything. We used the genoa cars and tried it on 
most points of sail - sometimes within seconds of each other without
moving 
the tiller. We rigged it before we went out and just laid it fully
furled 
across the cabin top - the air was so light we didn't need to worry
about 
it going anywhere.. It didn't interfere with the genoa. We don't have
our 
halyard run aft so I had to go to the cabintop to raise the sail (short 
arms) but that was easy as well.

Also got to try out the new outhaul system for the main. What an
improvement!


Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Swan Creek, MD / Ft. Washington, PA


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