[Rhodes22-list] pop top falling on new Rhodes 22

[Daniel Snyder]

My Lady Grace was built new and delivered by Elton in 2006.  My pop top 
problem is exactly the opposite of yours....I can't raise it...something 
is jamming.  Stan has given me some ideas that involve disassembling the 
top and bars underneath but I haven't had the chance yet to take it 
apart.  Can't imagine what happened...the first two seasons it worked 
perfectly.  Dan in NH

Paul Krawitz wrote:
> Have any of you experienced the pop top sliderspontaneously plunging down?
> On one occasion
> it occurred during furling the mainsail. But on another
> occasion, it happened while heading downwind, with
> wind coming from starboard transom and both sails
> widely out to port.
>
> Other than putting a safety quick release pinbelow the pop top slider, do
> you have any suggestions?
>
> I told Stan I thought the pin, with only 1/4" inside the boom,
> was too short. And I never had this issue with my circa
> 1981 Rhodes.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Paul Krawitz
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