[Rhodes22-list] lowering mast

[Chris Cowie]

Jesse:

I like to remove the jib especially if the rigging stays up in the winter since it would be exposed to weather and wind, I prefer to keep the main in the mast since it is protected in the mast and removing and reinstalling seems to open things up to new potential issues.  The GBI is good standard hardware and there are several other standard styles by other manufacturers.

Christopher P. Cowie    

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-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Jesse Shumaker
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2019 3:37 PM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] lowering mast

I have the standard GB roller furler for the genoa.  It slides into a grove on the furler but it is secured in place with a screw at the top and a screw at the bottom instead of being raised with a halyard.  I had to take off my genoa for cleaning last Saturday.  I also had to remove the main sail which requires some minor repair.  After lowering the mast, I secured the jib furler bundle to the mast using the topping lift, and then removed the whole mast, and jib bundle from the boat and put it on the grass.  It's not light when you have all of that bundled together and I had a couple of people help me with moving the mast bundle down to the grass.  Once it was on the grass, I unfurled the genoa to remove it.  For the main sail, I slid the furler out of the mast, then unfurled it and unscrewed it for removal.

I plan to keep the GB jib furler as long as it is working well.  If I run into problems with that in the future then I may replace it with CDI or some other system that makes it possible to take the jib off without lowering the mast.

A follow up question for the group:
- Do you remove the jib for winter storage?
- Do you remove the main sail for winter storage?

I'll keep both sails off the boat this winter since they are already off, but I'm not sure about future years.

I'm getting a mast down winter cover made by the local sailboat shop and it would be nice to leave the sails on if I'm able to ensure the furled sails are covered.  Any suggestions on this?



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