[Rhodes22-list] Installing furling main

[Mary Lou Troy]

Hi Dave,

I've got some photos from when we replaced our main. It was a couple 
of years ago so I'm not sure I could put together a narrative for it 
but we did it with the furling tube on a couple of sawhorses. One 
issue we did have with the new main was getting the crisp new cloth 
in a tight enough wrap to furl and unfurl easily. As you are 
reinstalling  your old main that may not be an issue. In any event 
ours worked fine after the initial difficulty.

I'm going to try to attach a couple of photos here. If it works I'll 
post a few more. I've had problems posting from my Eudora mail 
programin the past but it's now reinstalled on a new computer. If it 
doesn't work I'll try again from my web mail.

These are all of the lower furler assembly.

Best
Mary Lou

At 10:49 AM 6/21/2012, you wrote:
>Thanks, Bruce.  I'm going to bring the boat from the Mianus River over to
>Greenwich Point on Friday evening or Saturday with the mast in the crutch
>so I can under the railroad bridge, and then get the rigging and sail
>sorted on Saturday or Sunday morning.  I'm thinking I'll bring the mast to
>the parking lot and work on it, and then step the mast at the dock.  When
>you worked on yours, did you spread the mainsail out on the ground, flake
>it on the ground and then furl into the mast before stepping the mast?  I
>guess I should bring a few drop cloths to protect the sail.
>
>Dave
>
>On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Optonline <bgreenwald at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> > Dave,
> >
> > When I replaced my mainsail a few years ago I don't recall having any
> > instructions.  I think the process was pretty intuitive.  The only
> > challenge as I recall was adding wraps to the furling tube after the mast
> > was back up which I was able to do with some Rube Goldberg devices.  I am
> > more or less around so let me know if you would like some help.
> >
> > Bruce Greenwald
> > S/V Ruach II
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jun 21, 2012, at 7:09 AM, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all. Does anyone have a set of instructions for installing the 2006
> > variety mainsail on the furling tube and running the furling line?  When my
> > boat was winterized last the marina removed the sails to have them checked
> > and then went out of business.  I finally have a chance to put it back
> > together and get in the water after a long dry spell.
> > >
> > > All of the rigging is carefully labeled and I have the instructions for
> > stepping the mast. I don't recall seeing instructions for correctly getting
> > the sails, furling lines and sheets reassembled. Would like to avoid
> > additional practice on raising the mast as I fund all of my mistakes.  Any
> > advice or copies of instructions would be much appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Dave Bradley
> > > s/v Sea Cloud
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