[Rhodes22-list] Bud - Huh?

[Tootle]

Bub:

You are 'assuming' that you have to drop the mast to find the problem.  And
I am not saying that what Commodore Spitzer said is not what is going on,
but the foot of the IMF can bind if the mast is not slightly tilted down
from the horizontal.  

Again, go back and reread Rik's and Rummy's comments.  If it is binding
causing the foot building too much volume on the wrap around you will have
the results that you stated.  Once it is over wrapped too thick it is hard
to fix until you get sail out and lower the boom!  As per Rik's and Rummy's
directions!  

What Commodore Spitzer stated may be the problem, but it does not take
lowering the boom to find if it is what Rik and Rummy first thought.

May I quote Commodore Spitzer in his instruction manual for the Rhodes 22
IMF Mainsail, "Set the lift line so boom stays horizontal as sail
disappears."  With an additiona quote, "It is good practice to turn the boat
into the wind (as you would have to do with a convetional sail anyway) at
such an angle that the boom is slightly off to starboard, so the sail exits
or enters the mast slot freely."

Again, go back and try the simple test first.  If it is what the test shows,
then have a Rum and Coke.  If it proves that Commodore Spitzer is correct,
go home and have a Rum and Coke.

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
Rummy's backyard event for Rhodies will test if they are 'able to sail
within a program, demanding concentration, personal achievement, endurance,
discipline, seaworthiness, social compliance, sense of community,
adaptation, humour and friendship and a mind for exploration.'


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