[Rhodes22-list] IMF

Ronald Lipton ronald.lipton at gmail.com
Mon Mar 26 21:05:41 EDT 2012 

I also was wondering about the top donut.  The last time I pulled the mass it was pretty severely degraded by the sun.   Does anyone have the inner and outer diameters and thicknesses of the of the piece so I can make one before the next time I pull the mast?

Ron

On Mar 26, 2012, at 1:06 PM, Bob and Kathy Quinn <bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> As Chris indicated the top doughnut can be a pain; but not an insurmountable issue with a little creative work.   I've always had better luck sliding the sail off at the bottom (Note:  that was on our '86).  I did have to replace the top doughnut at one point but Stan was nice enough to provide one. 
> 
> No issues at this point with our 2010 other than to say she is sweet!
> 
> 
> Bob in FL on the "NoKaOi 3"
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Basso <jbroadri at amfam.com>
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org 
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 12:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] IMF
> 
> 
> I got to the point of having the tube out of the mast, but then I got
> confused as to why you would remove all the stuff at the base rather than
> removing the donut at the top?  My attachment is with the screws at the head
> and tack.  I then decided rather than mess with the stuff at the bottom to
> just remove the donut at the top.  I have to get the sail repaired (or
> hopefully not purchase a new one) before putting humpty dumpty back
> together.  Am I in for any issues from removing the top donut rather than
> the whole attachment at the bottom?
> 
> John B in WI.
> 
> blue66corvette wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Let me see if I can do this, everyone, please feel free to
>> amplify or edit. I don’t think I have ever seen a step by step and I am
>> going
>> by memory.
>> 
>> After the mast is down;
>> 
>> 1.    
>> Remove the pop-top car from the mast
>> 
>> 2.    
>> Remove the boom attachment from the furling
>> assembly. This should involve a couple screws, plus pulling the furling
>> line
>> out of the boom and the out haul from the boom and main sail.
>> 
>> 3.    
>> Slide the furling tube and main out of the mast
>> (best to have two sets of hands as the tube gets pretty long and heavy if
>> you
>> try to hold from one end)
>> 
>> 4.    
>> Remove the bottom bearing and the bottom donut
>> from the furling tube.
>> 
>> 5.    
>> Remove the furling line from the furling tube
>> (this is usually attached by inserting through a hole in the tube and a
>> knot
>> tied on the inside of the tube).
>> 
>> 6.    
>> Remove the remaining bottom donut (the donut at
>> the top of the furling tube should not need to be removed).
>> 
>> 7.    
>> Unroll the main sail.
>> 
>> 8.    
>>   Some main
>> sails are attached to the furling tube vie a groove in the furling tube
>> and
>> others have a sleeve in the luff of the sail and then attached with a
>> screw at
>> the head and tack. It should be pretty obvious which you have and how to
>> remove
>> the sail.
>> 
>> 9.    
>> To install new main sail, do these steps in reverse.
>> A special note; don’t forget to reinstall the pop top car (in the correct
>> orientation) prior to raising the mast. This is easy to forget, don’t ask
>> me
>> how I know. Charles98 Rhodes 22         /)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> 
>> 
>>   > From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
>>> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:05:20 -0400
>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] IMF
>>> 
>>> Mel,
>>> It's been a while since I've removed the sail from the mast. I will try
>>> to  
>>> remember all the steps and post later today.
>>>   
>>> Rummy
>>>   
>>>   
>>> In a message dated 10/10/2011 8:46:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
>>> melrothbard at yahoo.com writes:
>>> 
>>> Rummy:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> It would be really advantageous if  you could put out the information for 
>>> removing the main sail from the  IMF.  I have been thinking about doing
>>> that 
>>> task but was concerned with  messing it up.   Thanks 
>>> 
>>> Mel
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>>> From:  "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
>>> To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 8:24  AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] IMF
>>> 
>>> David,
>>> The IMF is a General  Boats design and build. Removing the sail is an
>>> easy  
>>> operation once  the mast is down.
>>> Perhaps there is a generous owner in your neighborhood  that would be  
>>> willing to help, otherwise we can give you a written  set of directions.
>>> 
>>> Rummy
>>> 
>>> 
>>> In a message dated 10/9/2011  9:01:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
>>> chsyhkr at gmail.com  writes:
>>> 
>>> Greetings,
>>> 
>>> My 89 Rhodes was recycled in about 2007  or  08.  The prior owner had IMF
>>> added as well as the  furling  jib.
>>> 
>>> I have the manual on the furling jib but not the  IMF.  Any  idea of the
>>> manufacturer so I can look it up?
>>> 
>>> I  do not think the  sails have been removed in last 4 fours and I am  
>>> debating
>>> removing them  this winter, hence the need for the  manuals.
>>> 
>>> Thoughts on removing the  sails for winter are  appreciated although I
>>> hope 
>>> I
>>> can get out as late as  December and as  early as March......
>>> 
>>> David Craft
>>> 
>>> Greensboro,   NC
>>> 
>>> Boat in Southport,   NC
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