[Rhodes22-list] Sail repair

[Theodore Boender]

Mary Lou,

Good call. Thinking hard about making switch to CDI or Snap Furl. 

Best,
Ted 

On Jun 12, 2013, at 6:39 PM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> that's why we went to the Schaeffer SnapFurl. It's relatively easy to 
> change sails - but we've never gotten another sail.
> 
> Still it allows us to remove the sail for minor tropical storms.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 
> 
> At 12:54 PM 6/12/2013, you wrote:
>> Ted,
>> The GBI furling system doesn't allow for easy changing of the sails.
>> Something like the CDI would have to be installed.
>> 
>> Rummy
>> 
>> 
>> In a message dated 6/12/2013 11:35:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> boendert at me.com writes:
>> 
>> Rummy,  that's what I was thinking too. Nothing to loose by trying. It
>> appears as if  there is enough nylon tab to sew onto without going threw the
>> sail itself.  What the hell nothing to loose.
>> 
>> Thinking of ordering Stan's 130 genoa  he mentioned a few weeks ago. Maybe
>> I'll get it repaired properly once the 130  comes in. I've been trying for
>> figure out how in the hell the sail fits into  The latest GBI furling system.
>> I'd like to be able to switch sails between the  130 or 175 more easily. I
>> think that would require the CDI system.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ted
>> 
>> On Jun 12, 2013, at 11:16 AM,  R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>> 
>>> Ted,
>>> The simple answer is go  ahead and repair it yourself. If it should fail
>>> then you will  have the option of repairing it again or taking it to a
>> sail
>>> loft  and have them fix it correctly.
>>> 
>>> Rummy
>>> 
>>> 
>>> In a message dated 6/12/2013 11:14:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight  Time,
>>> boendert at me.com writes:
>>> 
>>> Rhodies,
>>> 
>>> So a few weeks ago, as I mentioned previously, I  found myself  in some
>>> pretty gusty winds. It appears that the tab that holds   the head of the
>> genoa to
>>> the GBI furling frayed and is no longer able  to hold  the sail up on the
>>> head stay. See picture.
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>>> Is  this a repair I  should try to tackle myself by sewing on a nylon
>> tab?
>>> 
>>> The admiral is  pretty handy with a sewing machine.
>>> 
>>> Sending the sail to a repair shop  will leave me on the  hard for a few
>>> weeks. I'd like to avoid that. The water  is  calling me...
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ted
>>> s/v AIRPOWER
>>> R22  1991/2013
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