[Rhodes22-list] ROLLER FURLING CABLE BROKEN

[Will Hutson]

Thanks rummy....we aren't expecting mor than 6knt winds all week down here in Georgia.

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On Jun 11, 2013, at 12:30 PM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

> You should be fine until the weekend unless a storm would blow through and  
> take it down. I've dropped a mast or two while on the water. It adds a 
> whole new  dimension to the process, but it can be done.
> 
> Rummy
> 
> 
> In a message dated 6/11/2013 12:17:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> willhutson311 at hotmail.com writes:
> 
> I have a  follow up question regarding the forestay that broke. All my 
> other rigging is  in good shape.is it safe to leave the mast up?I have it docked 
> and can't get  it off the water to bring the mast down till the weekend.
> 
> Sent from my  iPhone
> 
> On Jun 9, 2013, at 8:25 PM, "Mary Lou Troy"  <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
> 
>> Here's a photo of a slightly  older GBI furler.  There are several 
>> different versions over the  years, maybe even many different versions.
>> 
>> The key to knowing  if you have a GBI furler is - does the sail attach 
>> directly to an  aluminum furling tube either with a sleeve around the 
>> tube or fed  into a slot in the tube and held in place with machine 
>> screws or with  tabs that attached to fittings screwed onto the tube. 
>> If so, you have  a GBI furler.
>> 
>> With the CDI, there is an internal halyard and  a PVC extrusion covers 
>> the forestay. The sail feeds into a slot in  the extrusion and is held 
>> in place by that internal halyard.
>> 
>> Send Stan pictures of the top and bottom of your broken stay and he  
>> can replace it. Or if you live in a place where there are lots of  
>> sailboats there will be riggers who can duplicate your forestay. It's  
>> not a big job. You will need to lower the mast to get to the top  fitting.
>> 
>> Mary Lou
>> 1991 R22 Fretless
>> Rock Hall  MD
>> 
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