[Rhodes22-list] Genoa Furling Problems

[Mary Lou Troy]

Hi Lee,
I think it's once a librarian, always a librarian. A vocation in more 
ways than one. I actually enjoy visiting good libraries more now. I 
don't feel called upon to take any of those good ideas anywhere and 
implement them.

I'm pretty sure you can change sails on a CDI furler with the mast 
up. I think it involves the use of a messenger line connected to the 
halyard or something. It might make sense to get ahold of the 
literature/manual on the CDI and see what it says about the 
positioning of the sail. When we installed our new Schaeffer we had 
to use a pennant at the top to help position the sail properly. The 
first time we used too long a pennant, had to take the sail down, 
shorten the pennant and raise it again. Not very difficult on the 
Schaeffer. The sail furled much better with the shorter pennant. You 
might get out the binoculars and check how far the top of the sail is 
from the masthead on your boat and then compare it to the boat with 
the problem. If the sail is miscut, it might show up by comparison.

Someone made a comment about backstay tension (on this thread or the 
other one) and I'd definitely check that as well.

Hope this is helpful.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 12:28 PM 6/30/2008, you wrote:

>Mary Lou,
>
>When I retire, I don't plan on vacationing at work!  I guess it's a
>little different if you're a retired librarian.
>
>It's a brand new CDI furler with a Doyle sail, which is what Stan has
>been using for his new and recycled boats for at least three years.
>
>Art got me thinking about the mast rake, but I'm not sure if that's it.
>I have the same furler and Genoa, and mine definitely hangs a littler
>higher.  I assume that on all of our Genoas, the UV strip covers the
>bottom of the sail better than the top, so it wouldn't take but a few
>inches of angle difference to cause this problem.
>
>So if the sail needs to be installed a little higher on the furler, does
>that mean we have to find a trailer and mast raising sytem, haul her out
>and lower her mast, and re-attach the top of the Genoa to the furler?
>If that's the case, I think I'd rather just furl it in on a starboard
>tack each time.
>
>Thanks and enjoy upstate.
>
>Lee
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mtroy at atlanticbb.net [mailto:mtroy at atlanticbb.net]
>Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 11:58 AM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Genoa Furling Problems
>
>We're still out of town reading email at the library but I
>didn't want to pass this one by.
>
>What sort of furler? Is the sail high enough on the foil?
>The low foot sounds like a clue (clew?) to the problem.
>When the tape at the top of our genoa let go and it slid
>down the aluminum tube on the old GBI furler, it no longer
>furled well.
>
>Has this sail ever furled properly? You say it's a new
>sail - does it have a luff pad? Is there a problem with
>the dimensions of the sail?
>
>Lots of possibilities.
>
>Best,
>Mary Lou
>posting from the beautiful and friendly library in
>Guilderland, NY
>starting home later today, arriving home tomorrow
>
>1991 R22 Fretless
>Rock Hall, MD
>
>
>
>At 12:17 PM 6/29/2008, you wrote:
>
>Went sailing yesterday with a fellow Rhodie who has a
>brand new 175 Genoa.
>She mentioned that she was having a difficult time furling
>the Genoa tight
>enough so the UV protector would completely cover the
>sail.  I now "humbly"
>consider myself an expert furler, but no matter how much
>tension I put on
>the sheets, I couldn't furl the Genoa tight enough on a
>port tack, and could
>barely get the UV protector to cover the sail completely
>on a starboard
>tack.
>
>I noticed that the foot of her sail hangs lower than mine,
>which is probably
>good for sail shape but I thought it might be the problem
>with the furling.
>
>Any advice?
>
>Lee
>1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
>Kent Island, MD
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