[Rhodes22-list] New mainsail woes

[Cary Tolbert]

Joe, where did you purchase your new IMF sail?

Thanks!

Cary Tolbert
Radford, VA

On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 4:11 PM, Joe Camp via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Hey Rhodies:
>
>      I had to order a new mainsail. That was easy enough, however
> installing it and making it work is another matter. This is a different
> layout that my other sails. The webbing loops at the attachment points is
> really thick.  It was tough to get it to work with the hardware from the
> sail we removed. But, we got is in and wound up.
>
>      On the boat, we were barely able to furl and unfurl. The sail, at the
> boom, seems to wind at a slightly different rate that at the head, causing
> it to crowd up the mast space at the bottom.  At the head, the big webbing
> strap catches and prevents furling and unfurling without a rigorous two man
> operation.  Has anyone faced these issues when installing a new sail?  It's
> past splash-day, and I want a wet boat.  Thanks.
>
> Joe Camp
>
> SV John Dawson
>
> Still on the hard in Hatboro, PA.
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