[Rhodes22-list] Detached Furlers and Other Such Calamaties

[ALICE WEISZ]

Mark, as another newbie, I empathize with your position.  Unfortunately, I do not have an answer for you other than sail, enjoy, and keep observing.

Alice
Kent Is, MD
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  Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 12:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Detached Furlers and Other Such Calamaties


  Yes, I do listen to you, Ed.  And, yes, I have been reading the archives.
   
  My question was a more general one -- how do people recommend a new sailor better acquaint oneself with how to put the various pieces of equipment back together should they fail while on the water?  Should I take things apart and put them back together ... or are there other approaches?  And short of sifting through 10,000 emails trying to find such advice, I thought I'd ask the question.
   
  I appreciated the rest of your email ... pins and cotter rings do seem to be the key to everything.  I'd already realized that from past emails, but it bears repeating.
   
  - Mark P. 
   
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  From: Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net<mailto:ekroposki at charter.net>>
  To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
  Sent: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 07:55:58 -0700 (PDT)
  Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Detached Furlers and Other Such Calamaties



  Mark,
       You never listen to me so why should I reply.  Remember the things
  called archives?  You could have been reading them all winter.  Why? 
  Because members of this list have experienced such calamaties as you call
  them.  Specifically, foreward stays have broken.  You could have asked
  specific questions to those who experienced such and survived to tell us
  all.  Side stays have detached!  We have had numerous post how to prevent
  such.  
        Do you do a pre sail inspection?  You might ask flyboy Brad how to do
  a preflight, same concept.  Others have given you some relavant information,
  use it and go for a sail today. 
        Have you looked at all the pins that attach things?  Made sure that
  you are using the correct size cotter ring for the pin?  Or are some pins
  held in place by undersized devices just waiting to fail?  Are the pins
  taped to prevent them from catching on something and getting torn off?  Ask
  the list about where you need covers or rigging tape.
        I think that after you have done your inspection, you need to get more
  time under sail.   Things will happen and you will survive.  You need some
  time with Captain Rummy.

  Ed K
  Leicester, Vermont, USA

   



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