[Rhodes22-list] IMF reefing and trailering

[michael meltzer]

just remember, to still pack a spare tire, jack,
chokes and a lug wrech(extra point for mounted on a
trailer), use a back strape, and have enought rope to
cover a wench and it strape failing(been thier on all
of them), keep something in mind with the dual trailer
the number of brakes, tires, barrings just got
doubled, trailers get killed from sitting around and
lack of mantaince, lights, fronze jacks, blow hubs(as
in the wheel goes off :-), tires, brock wench in about
that order.

The IMF is better than putting in standard reef, like
every one else says, just get the prussure off, a
couple of tricks: pinch off to depower the boat before
starting, when adjesting in hight winds, decleat but
hold the line and recleat for the new location before
letting go, work only one line at a time, the motor
comes in handly, do not bea fread to use it, it need
to tack when the winds at very high(the hull fair is
chaching air), the boat like to jibe, it safe on the
rigging, use it. You can use the IMF downwind on light
days  but never try it on heavy day


-mjm  

--- Deanpatent at aol.com wrote:

> Dear Ed:
> 
> I will be sailing Lake Arthur, LA, which is a
> coastal lake.  I was planning 
> to trailer 2-3 per year to gulf coast (about 460
> miles round trip) before 
> hurricane katrina torn everything up.  Its a real
> mess.  Thanks for your input.
> 
> 
> Dean D.
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