[Rhodes22-list] IMF is jamming

[Robert Dobson]

Bud, I had simlar problem last season. The IMF froze up on me. I could not get to recoil at all. I had to drop the mast. The top attachment screw was lose.  Screw driver was the only tool needed to complete the elaborate repair.

Bob

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On Feb 26, 2008, at 5:01 PM, Bud <budconnor at earthlink.net> wrote:

Rhodies,
 I was demonstrating the ease of my IMF when it started jamming up.
It looks as though my main is sagging on the inner mast and bunching up -
creating a thick layer of sail that binds inside the IMF.  I think I need to
"tighten" up the main at the top of the mast and make it taut again. 
Also, I have always had a lot of main down goose neck on the boom.
I think I also need to raise the main up higher.

Does anyone know what adjustments are available at the top of the mast?
How is the main attached at the top of the mast?
I assume I will need to slide the main out of the IMF to repair.

Thanks!
Bud
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