[Rhodes22-list] main unfurlling problem
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R22RumRunner at aol.com
Thu Aug 20 10:20:33 EDT 2009
Lee,
That's what happens when I try to think to early in the day. :)
Rummy
In a message dated 8/20/2009 9:55:58 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LKUHN at cnmc.org writes:
Rummy,
Thanks but it was Jerry, although I certainly don't mind taking the credit
for other people's ideas.
Lee
R22RumRunner wrote:
>
> Richard,
>
> I think that Lee is 100% correct. The dent may be hindering your furling
> and should be removed. Since the mast is aluminum, it shouldn't be that
> big
> of a project to remove it. Also, your furling technique might be at
> fault.
> Remember to keep tension on the outhaul line as you are furling the
main.
> This gives you a nice tight wrap.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 8/19/2009 4:46:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> LKUHN at cnmc.org writes:
>
>
> Richard,
>
> If it furls into the mast without a problem and it looks it's jamming
> when
> you try to pull it back out because the sail is doubled over inside,
then
> you may be able to fix the problem by changing your furling technique.
> I've
> jammed my sail enough to know that it's me and not the boat.
>
> When you furl the sail back into the mast, keep tension on the sail
with
> the
> downhaul. Slowly pull the sail back in a couple of a feet at a time
> while
> constantly looking to see if the sail is doubling over. If you can't
get
> the sail in the mast without it doubling over, maybe the sail has lost
> its
> shape and is too baggy to smoothly go into the mast. I don't actually
> know
> if this is possible but it sounds good.
>
> When pulling the sail out, I use Mary Lou's advice and set the topping
> lift
> so the boom is just a hair below horizontal. Seems to help.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22 At Ease
> Kent Island, MD
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
>>
>> 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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