[Rhodes22-list] Genoa failure

[Mary Lou Troy]

Bob,
We had this happen to our genoa after 6 or 7 years. I think we 
repaired it by pulling it taut and just putting the screw/bolt 
through what was left of the loop. A couple of years later we had the 
sail luff resewn with a boltrope (or whatever they call it - it's not 
rope) for the groove in the Schaeffer Snap-furl furler. It is likely 
UV deterioration but after only two years, I would hope they are 
giving you a good deal on repairing it. Ours was stored in the garage 
for 5 months out of the year so our UV exposure was only half that of 
a boat with year-round exposure.

Best,
Mary Lou



At 11:28 AM 11/18/2010, you wrote:

>Has anyone had a similar problem that I had?  I have a 2 year old 
>genoa - the sail is still almost like new and on my sailing trip in 
>S. Florida last week the loop connecting it to the top of the 
>furling tube frayed and broke.  The sail immediately started to drop 
>and we  were able to furl it and only missed out on the last 2 hours 
>of sailing fortunately.  You can see the pictures attached where the 
>loop frayed and Doyle said it was likely UV deterioration that 
>weakened it.  My complaint is that there is no way that this should 
>happen after only two years. It is an easy fix to have a sail loft 
>replace the loop with a more stout version.
>
>Never had this issue with the previous genoa because it was attached 
>by sliding over the furling tube in a sock-type manner with screws 
>securing it top and bottom - much more secure method although the 
>sail shape and pointing ability is better with the new method of 
>attaching the sail.  Has anyone else had this problem with a broken 
>loop on their genoa or did I just get a bad "batch" of material as 
>some have suggested?
>
>Bob K
>Yankee Clipper
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