[Rhodes22-list] Reply to Just Bent about weather helm

[Jim Connolly]

Aft triangle of mainsail is covered with built-in (sewn-on) cover.  Mine is
blue.  See attached photo 

Mine furls until leading edge of cover is just inside mast.  Attached
picture shows the sail *almost* all the way in.  What happened here is that
gusty winds caused the sail to flog, the sliding block on the boom moved
aft, the sail flogged more, and wound itself tighter on the furling tube,
causing the sailcloth to be exposed.  That's why I now secure the sliding
block to the front of the boom with tiny bungy cords, but I digress.

I can count the wraps Saturday.  The bottom line is that if you pull the
black line all the way out, the sail should be furled with the cover just
inside the mast If you have all or part of a wrap left on the drum, that is
fine.  Anything more, I think, is wasted. The "blue" line should go through
the block on the clew and be tight against the cam cleat on the boom.  Elton
adjusted mine until the stopper knot was against the cam cleat.  If your
"blue" line is longer, you can just cleat it, and let it dangle, but that
too seems a waste.

I don't think that there is enough room in the mast to pull the sail cover
all the way in, nor do you want to.

Jim Connolly
s/v Inisheer




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When the main is completly furled, (the blue line is at its end), there is
still about 20" of mainsail out of the mast. Is it supposed to roll all the
way up into the mast? Maybe my blue line is short also.
Jb


Jim Connolly wrote:
> 
> JB
> 
> I had a similar problem with furling main on mine when delivered, 
> except it wouldn't furl completely and left a strip of sailcloth 
> exposed outside the mast slot.  Elton was there to help me figure it 
> out.
> 
> With the sail all the way furled (in), look at the drum (extension of 
> the sail tube) inside the mast and see how many wraps of the black 
> line are on the drum.  If there are a few, try taking one loop off the 
> drum.  I did it with the mast up.  You could also drop the mast and 
> slide the furling tube out.  Directions for this are in the archives.  
> With the mast up, you  may need to untie the loop on the black line to 
> pull it through the boom.  I recall Elton and I removed the boom.  
> Push the bitter end near the mast to see which wrap is the last if you 
> need to, then grap the middle of the loop and pull it out.  This 
> should give you a few extra inches of the black line.
> Then thread back through the boom and test.
> 
> I had to do the reverse, and add a wrap.  Same idea, but a bit harder 
> without the proper tools.
> 
> Also, for what it's worth, my main furling black line does not have a 
> loop on the end, just a stopper knot.  Converting the loop to a 
> stopper may also gain you a few inches.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Jim Connolly
> s/v Inisheer
> '85 recycled '03
> 
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Just bent
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 12:09 PM
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> 
> 
> Rummy,
> I have IMF. The black line, the one you pull to furl the main, seems 
> too short. It has a loop on the end & it stops before all the sail is 
> out so I'm already reefed a little on the main. I ran the jib sheets 
> inside the stays.
> I left the traveler in the center & never touched the main sheet. I 
> had the boom in the up position with the bimini up. It was 110° with 
> no clouds.
> Not
> sure of the wind speed, I would call it windy. 
> Jb
> 
> 
> R22RumRunner wrote:
>> 
>> JB,
>> I don't know the configuration of your boat, but I have the IMF main 
>> sail.
> 
>> Our first reef is to drop the boom to the lower position.
>>  
>> Rummy
>> 
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