[Rhodes22-list] main unfurlling problem

[jimtracyjohnston at centurytel.net]

Richard, All of your observations are good and the possible problem 
with the furling system. One other observation I have is the tack or 
wind direction you have when furling or unfuling your sail. If looked 
from the top of my sail it wraps around the foil in a clockwise 
direction. This means is I am on a port tack or the sail is being 
pushed over to the port side my sail rolls and unrolls very nicely. If 
you are dead into the wind and the sail is lufting is has no tension on 
it and rolls up very loose and baggy. However, my experience is mini 
compared with Mary Lou Troy. I have read her advise for years and she 
has a great batting average. Ladies tend to be more articulate and not 
muscle a problem, men try to pull harder, jump higher, run faster dah. 
Jim J

Quoting Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>:
> Richard,
> I would try lubricating everything first. We use Sailkote on the
> bearings at the base and the edges of the slot. It can also be used
> on the sail itself. If you are getting a wrinkle in the sail as it
> furls, try setting the end of the boom a bit lower when furling. If
> it is not binding when furling, I would tend to think it is something
> in the mechanicals rather than the mast itself. Also would want to
> make sure the furling line is running freely and wrapping smoothly
> when unfurling. 
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
> At 03:04 PM 8/19/2009, you wrote:
> >I have to struggle to unfurl the mainsail on my "88. I think it was
> >refurbished in "95 because it was bought from the Mt.Clemens Mi. boat
> >show. Apparently the main was stored in the mast but pointed toward the
> >sun because I had to have a 4" patch put in the entire leech, which was
> >rotten, I just got the boat so I don't know  if there was a problem
> >before that. When I pull out the main it seems to bind about half way up
> >the mast all the way to the top. It looks like the sail is doubled over
> >inside the mast and I have to jerk on the bottom of the sail to try to
> >get the bind out. Does anyone else have this problem?
> >
> >
> >
> >I have the boom car at the very aft end of the boom as I pull out the
> >sail. The boom is set horizontally. It furls without a problem. Is it
> >possible the mast was somehow compressed so that the slot was made
> >narrower? There is a dent at the top of the mast that prevents the
> >furling tube from being in any but the high position for the boom. If
> >it's the patch that's causing the problem because it's too thick does
> >this mean a new or used sail? Is it possible to spread the slot in the
> >mast-probably a much too complicated solution and possibly causing a
> >strength problem in the mast-although I think there are bump shop tools
> >that can do this. 
> >
> >
> >
> >Anyone else having this problem? ------Richard on Eagles Wings
> >
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