[Rhodes22-list] Roller Furler on 1984 R22

Wed Oct 17 15:00:27 EDT 2012

I had a 175 on my boat originally.  I found that, in the "sweet spot" of 
~10 knot winds it was great, but is too heavy to fill in light airs and 
needs to be furled (and loses shape) in heavier winds.  When i replaced 
it I went to a 150, which is much better for Lake Michigan where I sail.

Ron
On Oct 17, 2012, at 12:19 PM, Richard Beytagh wrote:

> Thank you Mary and Rummy
> 
> This has been most helpful. I don't have the old Genny so I haven't had any
> reference. I am pretty sure this roller works as you described so I will
> dismantle top and bottom rollers to inspect. I suspect the sail might have
> had a cheek-block a foot or two above the tack that allowed you to run a
> line to the tack to give you luff tension. I have asked Stan to quote on a
> new Genny and we will hopefully get this worked out. BTW would you
> recommend a 175% or 150% overlap?
> 
> Thanks again
> 
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
> 
>> If you have a groove in the aluminum tube, it would probably be
>> better to get a headsail with a luff "tape" that fits the groove.
>> Otherwise, the sleeve Rummy suggests is the answer.
>> 
>> Our 1991 175 genoa had a stiff tubing sewn into the luff which
>> allowed the sail to be slid into the groove in the tube. The sail had
>> webbing tabs at the top and bottom which allowed the sail to be
>> stretched along the tube. The tabs were held in place top and bottom
>> with machine screws. Obviously with this unusual set-up you can only
>> put the headsail on the boat with the mast down. The upside is that
>> it was bulletproof in function.
>> 
>> We get enough tropical storm warnings here on the Chesapeake that we
>> finally decided that we wanted to be able to remove the sail without
>> lowering the mast and went to a Schaefer Snap-Furl system. It
>> required replacing the original luff-tape with the size required by
>> the Schaefer unit. We had a new forestay made a the the same time but
>> I can't remember if it was required whether we just decided that it
>> would be a good tie to replace it.
>> 
>> Stan at General Boats eventually went to using CDI furlers (which
>> have an internal halyard) on new and recycled R22s.
>> 
>> I don't have a good photo that shows the parts of the old system, but
>> I do have a nice one of it in use and and an enlarged portion of a
>> bigger picture that sort of shows the lower part of the furler. Both
>> are attached at the very bottom of this message.
>> 
>> Mary Lou
>> 1991 Rhodes 22  Fretless
>> Rock Hall, MD
>> 
>> 
>> At 02:23 PM 10/15/2012, you wrote:
>>> I will take a shot at this. It appears that you have hardware which is
>>> newer (replaced at some point and time) than your hull. The top plastic
>> piece
>>> is  screwed together. Remove the screws and you will be able to remove it.
>>> Order a  new genny from General Boats and it will come with a sleeve which
>>> fits over the  aluminum tube. The sail will then be screwed to the top of
>> the
>>> tube. The bottom  is usually hand tightened with another short piece of
>> line
>>> going through an  eyelet in the sail and attached to the furling drum in
>>> some manner. Do you have  the original sail? Seeing what it looks like at
>> top
>>> and bottom would help quite  a bit. Great pictures. Anything you can
>> provide
>>> will be helpful.
>>> 
>>> Rummy
>>> 
>>> 
>>> In a message dated 10/15/2012 10:15:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> rbeytagh at gmail.com writes:
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n44370/DSC_0044_%281280x555%29.j
>>> pg
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