[Rhodes22-list] Question for the Day

[Cary Tolbert]

Thanks Peter. Your description can not be as muddy as mine were with the
questions.

I would like to say, I have enjoyed your sailing adventure videos.

Cary

On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 5:56 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
wrote:

> As it happens, my boat is on its trailer in my driveway with the mast up,
> so it was easy to check, but perhaps not so easy to describe.
>
> Standing behind the mast looking forward into the mast, the sail goes to
> the left (port), while the furling line goes to the right (starboard).  To
> state this another way, if you were looking down on the furling assembly,
> pulling the sail out will turn the assembly counter-clockwise, while
> pulling on on the furling line will turn the assembly clockwise.
>
> I hope this lets you get your boat put back together correctly.  It’s time
> to get these boats in the water!
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
>
> > On May 30, 2018, at 5:23 PM, Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I just replaced my new IMF sail from Stan. The groove in the furler
> seemed
> > to go in a certain direction (clockwise). So that is the way I rolled the
> > said. sail. It seemed to be much more resistance going against the grain
> > Need feedback on this, PLEASE.
> > Second question: which direction do I wrap the line on the furler?
> > Clockwise/Counter Clockwise?????
> >
> > I need to get this part correct before I launch and raise the mast. All
> > help and information will be greatly appreciated. I do realize this is
> > something a Rhodes 22 owner only does every 15 or so years.
> >
> > Hey Stan, the new sail  looks to be about 6 inches longer than the old
> sail
> > I replaced. The old sail had a leader about that long on the top of the
> > sail. The new sail fit perfectly to the existing hardware. With a new
> > mainsail can I pick up 1/2 knot speed? LOL
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Cary Tolbert
> > S/V Whisper '86
> > Radford, VA
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