[Rhodes22-list] Replacing IMF Mainsail

[David Keyes]

Thanks, Rummy

When I posted my follow-up questions a few minutes ago, I had not yet seen
your answer below.  Your answer gives me a good idea of what is involved.
If the cost permits, I may get a new sail and send the old one off to repair
and to use as a back-up.

When the IMF jammed, I did try raising and lowering the boom.  When I have
things apart, I will see if I can find what might have caused the problem.
Right now, the IMF is working fine again.  The biggest lesson I learned is
that if anyone has to leave an IMF sail out due to jamming, secure the sail
VERY carefully to prevent the wind/spreader damage to the sail that I
sustained even after I thought that I did have the sail secure (but only as
high up as I could reach).

David

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> Replacing the main sail is easy, especially since you have the mast
raising
> system. Lower the mast, disconect it at the bottom and the entire furling
> system, sail and all, slides out the bottom. The sail is held onto the
furling tube
> with two screws. Undo the screws and the sail slides out of the grove in
the
> furling tube. If the damage isn't to severe, you might want to try sending
it
> off to a good sail loft, such as sail care and have them repair it.
> The next time something binds like that, try raising and lowering the boom
> position to see if that frees it up. More than likely there was some
debris or
> mud daubers next built up inside. Check the bottom of the mast after
lowering
> it to see if anything had fallen down during the process. That's usually
where
> it ends up if anything was caught in there.
> Be sure to lubricate the bearings and clean any debris off the furling
tube
> prior to reassembly. This is an easy project. Once you do it, you will
have a
> better understanding of how the furling system works and how simple it is.

> Don't forget to count the turns on the furling line prior to disassembly
so you
> will know how many to put back.
>
> Rummy
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