[Rhodes22-list] lowering mast

[Mark Whipple]

Can someone tell me the length of the chains? My boat did not come with
them and raising the mast was a bit dicey. I'd like a little more
side-to-side stability.

Thanks,
Mark Whipple
S/V Tiny Dancer
Boston, MA

On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 7:40 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:

> Jesse,
>
> I would be worried about mold, water, and rodent damage if they were left
> furled on the boat.  I always take them off for the winter.  It’s a good
> time to inspect both sails.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> SV Dynamic Equilbrium
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 18, 2019, at 3:26 PM, Jesse Shumaker <
> jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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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>