[Rhodes22-list] IMF Problem (Susan) new

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Hi Susan,
Actually because your sail is unfurled, you will 
have turns on the tube. Ordinarily, to deal with 
an issue t the head of the sail, if your sail 
were furled, the first thing you would have to 
do, once the mast is down and the tube is out, is 
unfurl it - so you are partway there. You will 
need to make sure the sail is free and not hung 
up on anything as you take the mast down so that 
you can slide the furling tube (with the sail 
attached) out of the mast once it is down.

Mary Lou


At 02:49 PM 6/21/2015, you wrote:
>Thanks Rummy for this.  Is there anything 
>different that needs to happen since my sail is 
>completely unfurled at this time.  Will that 
>complicate removing the furling tube?  I 
>certainly won't be able to count the turns on 
>the furling line. Susan -----Original 
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>[Rhodes22-list] IMF Problem (Susan) new Hi 
>Susan, Sounds like you're in good hands a lot 
>closer than I am. Good luck Your thread got so 
>tangled up with other threads it doesn't appear 
>separately on the nabble site and I missed the 
>action for a while. Maybe someone can explain 
>how that happens. Here's info I gathered from 
>this site that might help with IMF foil removal. 
>*********************************************** 
>After the mast is down; 1.  Remove the pop-top 
>car from the mast. Take pictures - and replace 
>it (in Correct orientation) before raising 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. Check these parts for 
>wear/condition. from the furling tube. Take 
>pictures before doing this. See notes at 
>bottom-some removed top stuff instead.  Also see 
>notes on checking set screws at top and using 
>thread locker. 5.  Remove the furling line from 
>the furling tube - count the turns!! (this is 
>usually attached by inserting through a hole in 
>the tube and a knot tied on the inside of the 
>tube). Take pictures. Good instructions. I would 
>add that it is important to count the wraps on 
>the outhaul and furling lines. When 
>reinstalling, be sure to extend the sail all the 
>way out to make sure you have the wraps correct 
>before raising the mast.  Adding wraps with the 
>mast up is a real PITA. Rummy  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.   Rummy One word of caution on the upper 
>donut I had one of the set screws work loose and 
>it would jamb if the boat wasn't on exactly even 
>keel, a real pain in the ass.  When you reset 
>the screw, put a drop of silicone seal to keep 
>it from backing out.  It actually is not a bad 
>idea on all the screws in the system. 
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