[Rhodes22-list] IMF issues (Susan))
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I agree with Mike. The pressures on the crutch
are not great but it holds the mast in a position
where it won't put excessive pressure on the mast
step, the cabin-top hatch or the crane. If it is
just the top wing that is broken, a bit of pvc or
similar and some duct tape ought to be enough to
keep the mast from bouncing or sliding off the
side of the crutch. You'll have to detach the
mast at the step do the repairs at which point ou
can move the mast off the crutch and rest it on
the stern rail. Just make sure you have it
secured. When we did a similar repair in our
slip, we lowered the mast onto the crutch as
usual, detached the base from the mast step and
moved the base of the mast to the bow rail where
we tied it off. Fred was able to lift the other
end of the mast over the crutch wing and set it
down on the stern rail. I think that repair
involved jib but it was the same principle with the old GB furler.
Best,
Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD
At 11:02 PM 6/19/2015, you wrote:
>Joe, Be careful lowering the mast without the
>crutch. First, the poptop slider must to be in
>the fully aft position. It may still cause
>interference with the mast and may cause the
>mast step to pull out as the mast goes all the
>down to the rail. In addition, as the mast
>becomes horizontal, the force on the crane will
>increase tremendously. The crutch is not really
>optional. I would not attempt lowering to the
>stern rail using the crane. Mike s/v Windlass
>('91) Nissequogue River, NY -----Original
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>(Susan)) Mary Lou: Thanks! I will hunt for
>those pics. In the meantime. what am I looking
>for in this examination? What is the problem?
>What do I need to do to fix the problem: special
>tools or parts? Is this just a matter
>of reattaching a naughty part? Here's one
>important question: Does the mast hoist lower
>the mast as far as the aft rail? I've always
>used the crutch, and mine now has a broken
>wing. It'll do in a pinch (this may be the
>"pinch") I'd just as soon do the repairs at deck
>height. Thanks for the help. Joe From:
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>Friday, June 19, 2015 5:06 PM Subject: Re:
>[Rhodes22-list] IMF issues (Susan)) Joe and
>Susan. We won't be around next week but at some
>point I think I posted lots of pictures of when
>we took out the furling tube to replace our
>main. Let me know if you can't find them in the
>archives and I'll send them to you directly.
>Mary Lou At 04:40 PM 6/19/2015, you
>wrote: >Susan: Â Â Â Â Tuesday and
>Wednesday look like good weather days. >While I
>have raised and lowered my mast many times (even
>by myself) I >am "stupid" with regards to the
>inner workings of the IMF. We will just >need to
>put our heads together and stumble through it. I
>will print all >of the good advice message in
>this thread for help. If a local Rhodie >is
>available, it would be nice to have a set of
>experienced hands. >(This is the place where
>other members of the list chime up and ask
>for >directions). Â Â Â Â Do you want to
>make it Tuesday?   I'll need >to go to my
>boat first to get some equipment and tools. I
>can give you >a call when I am at my marina:
>10:30 or so. Good? >Joe From: The Rhodes
>22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> >To:
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><rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Sent: >Thursday,
>June 18, 2015 4:45 PM Subject:
>Re: >[Rhodes22-list] IMF issues (JOE) Joe,
>You are my hero! Thanks for >offering to
>help. I find the whole situation a bit
>daunting. You >tell me what time is good for
>you and I will be there. Everyone on the >list
>has been so helpful. Thanks to all. Susan
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>(SUSAN) Susan: Â >Â Yes, I have the mast
>lowering rig, and you can certainly borrow
>it. >It's got some "idiomatic"
>characteristics: >You need to make the rig fast
>to the deck attachment forward of
>the >tabernacle, then attach the aft lower stays
>to the rig and use Stan's >handy extenders (also
>in my tool kit) to make the forward lower
>stays >longer. Upper stays can remain in
>place. This will give you enough >space to
>get the mast down. It goes down aft. I can get
>down there to >give you a hand with
>it. Though I am uninformed about the repair
>you >may need.   If you can tie up to a
>long dock (I think your >transient dock fits the
>bill) we can just pull the masthead over
>the >dock and do what's needed. ("sounds"
>easy and simple)Â I am all >booked up through
>Sunday. If you are available early next week, we
>may >be able to find a time that works. Let
>me know. It's good to be a >Rhodie. Joe
>Â Â Â From: The Rhodes 22 Email
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>Sent: >Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:43 AM Subject:
>Re: >[Rhodes22-list] IMF issues  Joe, My main
>was completely unfurled when >the problem
>occurred and I was unable to furl any of the
>sail back into >the mast. It wouldn't
>budge. So I don't think our problems were
>the >same. I hope yours is more easily solved
>than mine. Do you, by >chance, have the mast
>lowering device that Stan sells. I didn't
>get >one with my boat and it looks like a mast
>lowering is in my future. >Susan Bohemia River
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>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] IMF issues Susan:
>Â Â I >was out today as well. >After about
>2:30, the wind was ferocious. >Especially on the
>Elk River. My buddy and I (him at the tiller)
>had a >very hard time furling the main as well
>as the genny. I had no choice >but to do so
>in the wind. Even headed straight into the
>wind, the >main was a bear to furl, and I wasn't
>able to get it neatly into the >mast. Once I
>got it in, I tied it off still looking ugly. My
>jib >looks likes a knotted up pair of dirty
>socks. At least it doesn't smell >bad.
>Â Â When that main sail gets wrinkled up in
>the furling process, >it's really tough to get
>it in. I wonder if yours is simply
>bunched >up in the wrong places. It may
>correct itself if you go back to the >boat on a
>calmer day and try it again. Run it all the
>way out, to >clear it, and all the way in. I
>heard a couple of mysterious clunks >today as
>well. Maybe it wasn't in your IMF just a
>sound owing to a >vigorous sail... or maybe we
>both had an issue and are in for big >repairs.
>Don't panic till you try it again. Let us
>know how you make >out. (Damn! the sailing
>was really great, >though.) Joe Camp s/v John
>Dawson Bohemia River, MD Â Â Â From:
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>Subject: >[Rhodes22-list] IMF issues  Well,
>had myself a bit of an
>adventure >today. Sailing along in about 15
>knots (luckily with 2 friends) and >there was a
>slight clunk from the area of the mast so it
>seemed. We all >heard it and looked around but
>nothing seemed amiss. Then found that >I
>could not furl the main. It seemed that the
>main was sitting a bit >lower in the slot than
>previously. I tried various things,
>but >nothing worked. Finally found a way to
>wrap up enough of the main >sail around the mast
>to stop any sail action and motored back to
>the >marina. And so it sits. Anyone have
>any idea what happened? Stan, >if you are
>reading this, I will be on the phone in the
>morning for >advice. I just hope this can be
>fixed without a long wait. Susan >Crane On the
>Bohemia River, Chesapeake
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