[Rhodes22-list] IMF safety modification

[Rick]

Rhodes-Guy,

Aren't you a little far from the tiller by furling and unfurling at the
mast?  As a frequent single-hander, I'd find that a little dangerous.

Rick

On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 11:42 AM, D Christensen <DChristensen at mcc-gill.com>
wrote:

> Hi All,
> You guys are missing the overall concept in the modification. I know what
> the stock setup is. What I was doing is relocating the lines so you do not
> have to mess with the boom at all.
> What I found was when unfurling, if my wife was not able to keep the boat
> into the wind the boom was getting forced all over the place when the wind
> would catch one side of the sail or the other. (dangerous)
> Running the unfurling line down the length of the doom and cleating off on
> the mast is much safer.
> As far as furling after deployed, my wife and I frequently sail with the
> bimini out. If you need to get the sail in after sailing or if gusty
> conditions need you to bring it in, the bimini is in the way. (dangerous).
> By installing an exit block over the furling line and bringing it to the
> side of the mast the bimini is no longer an issue.
> With this setup the sail can be deployed or retrived from inside the cabin
> with the poptop up or you can also reach over if the top is down. (safe)
> The two lines are right near each other so there is no wrestling involved.
> This modification has worked flawlessly, just trying to share.
> Take a look at the pictures I posted with the original post and think it
> over.
> Regards, Rhodes-Guy
>
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