[Rhodes22-list] IMF is jamming

[Rik Sandberg]

Bud,

Is your topping lift slack when you roll in your main?

Rik

"Stupid is supposed to be painful" .... Rik Sandberg



Bud 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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