[Rhodes22-list] Sail removal

[Mary Lou Troy]

Actually if I remember a previous exchange here on the list, Chris 
has a CDI furler. I've only seen the workings once but it strikes me 
that it would be much easier to remove the sail while the mast was 
up. If it's the CDI, he needs to figure out the "messenger line" part 
of it. The manual is on the web.

When we lived in PA we had the good fortune of being able to store 
the mast hanging from the rafters in the garage. The last 3 winters 
since we've been in MD, we've stored it on the boat. It seems to me 
that the main is a little dirtier than it was but we've never had it 
off and are now thinking of replacing it. We do make sure that it is 
stored with the slot facing down and that it is covered. We switched 
from a GBI furler to a Schaeffer Snap-Furl a couple of years ago so 
removing the jib is no problem so we do that even though the boat is 
covered for the winter.

Mary Lou


At 07:47 PM 11/21/2009, you wrote:
>Chris,
>
>I presume you're referring to the stock GBI furler.  If so, lowering the
>mast is the only way you can remove the genoa.  IMHO, there is no need to
>remove either the genny or the main over the winter, especially if you're
>going to cover the boat anyway.  You can remove the sails for cleaning when
>they need repaired, which should be years between events.
>
>Rick
>
>On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 4:23 PM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > I am getting ready to put my boat to bed for the winter and plan to remove
> > the sails for cleaning and storage.  My boat is in a slip and will be put
> > on
> > jack stands in the boat yard for the winter in a few weeks.  I plan to take
> > the mast down and leave it in the mast crutch to stretch a canvas cover
> > over.  Is it best practice to remove the furling genoa (175) while the
> > rigging is up or is it best to remove after the mast is lowered?  Does the
> > sail help protect the metal slide that the genoa goes thru while it is
> > being
> > lowered with the mast?  Is it easy to remove the genoa after the rigging is
> > lowered?  I understand the main can only be removed after the mast is down.
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