[Rhodes22-list] Main Sail Adjustment

[KUHN, LELAND]

Chris,
 
First year I had my boat my sail seemed to do the same thing.  Prior to furling the main back into the mast I raised the end of the boom with the topping lift and I think it may have helped.  I'm not sure because I no longer bother to raise the boom and sometimes the sail gets bunched up and other times it doesn't.  My philosophy is that if you don't care about a problem it ceases to be a problem.
 
Lee
1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
Kent Island, MD
 
 
 

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From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org on behalf of cowie
Sent: Sat 3/26/2011 5:44 PM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Main Sail Adjustment




My boat gets launched this week, assuming we don't get too much snow.  I
lowered the mast with the boat on jack stands in the boatyard and inspected
the mainsail connnection in order to attempt moving the entire main sail up
the mast a couple of inches so it doesn't bunch up when furled.  I could see
the screw that secures the line at the top of the main however it looks like
I would need to remove the entire main, tub etc... in order to make the
adjustment.  Single handed and up on jacks with gravel and dirt around the
boat I decided this is a job better suited when I have helpers and a clean
open area to work.  It seems like the mast with rigging should be removed
from the boat and placed on a clean ground level surface in order to manage
removing the main and getting it all back together without bending or
breaking something.  I will probably wait until next winter to take it all
apart and make the adjustment,


cowie wrote:
>
> I am headed into season three with my new R22 and mainsail and have kept
> the main inside the mast with the rigging in place to date.  I have
> noticed that my main sail tends to bunch up when it is fully retracted
> into the mast and it appears that I need to raise the main a bit.  Having
> only lowered the mast a couple of times I am not familiar with exactly how
> the main sail is set inside the mast.  Is there some easy adjustment to
> raise the main a bit inside the mast so it doesn't bunch up?
>

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