[Rhodes22-list] Lost My Headstay and Furler

[Lowe, Rob]

Peter,
Attached are a couple of photos that show the top of my head sail.  Not the best photos, but might give you an idea.  I agree with Chuck, looks like the T-bolt attachment broke. - rob



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From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of peter at sunnybeeches.com
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 7:12 PM
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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Lost My Headstay and Furler

I was finally able to return to Groton with my trailer today.  I hauled the boat, packed it for travel, and brought it home.  Once home, I disassembled the furler, and took a look at what was left of forestay attachment hardware at the top of the mast.

As I suspected, the failure occurred near the top of the mast.  The forestay wire itself was completely intact.  The bit of hardware attached to the upper end of the ware failed.  At the point of  
failure, it looks like there may be the start of a threaded portion.   
The piece still attached at the top of the mast looks like it’s shaped to accept a cylindrical (sp ?) piece of hardware.  I’m at a loss to recall the bits of gear that allowed this connection to be made.

I’ll try to attach a picture of the pieces I found.

I hope to visit a rigger in the next day or two in the hopes that a professional will be able to figure this out.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
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