[Rhodes22-list] IMF furler problem

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You can lower and raise the mast with the boat in the water. You do 
have to be extra careful not to drop parts and tools overboard.

Best,
Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD

At 08:10 PM 5/18/2015, you wrote:
>Please see attached image. It's the base of the IMF furler. You can see one
>screw almost out - the other IS out. Just noticed while sailing yesterday.
>
>Looks to me like I need to pull the boat, lower the mast and remove the
>furler - Correct? Don't think I can get at the screws with mast up.
>
>I found instructions by Charles Nieman on how to pull  out furler in the
>archives that look very detailed.
>
>Any thing else I should do while I'm making this repair? Checking other
>parts for wear?
>
>I'll put some Threadlocker Blue on screws to isolate them from the aluminum
>and should keep this from happening again.
>
><http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n49895/R22_IMF_furler.jpg>
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