[Rhodes22-list] preparing to install new sail

[cjlowe at sssnet.com]

I ,too , will be going thru this in the spring. I always remove the mast
bundle every year, and store it in my walk in basement. I think it would
be easier to lower the mast onto saw horses and do the work on the ground.
Safer, too. I live in the country, where there are no restrictions, HOA's
or other obstacles to working in the backyard. While it's down, it would
be a good time to improve any lighting and antenna concerns. Check you
bearing on the jib furling tube (if it's still the factory furler . Make
sure to note the direction of wrap on the sail and inhaul line. You won't
be able to remove the mast and poptop cars without completely
disassembling them. Much easier to just remove the boom first and slide
the cars out after you drop the mast.

Jerry Lowe SV Country Rhodes '86



> In Spring I will be installing my new IMF mainsail.
>  My plan is to remove the boom, outhaul  and outhaul car and the pop top
> car
> before dropping the mast.
> Then I hope to position the mast in the crutch so I will have access in
> Spring without needing to remove the mast from the boat. I will have
> helping
> hands and other posts suggest this is possible.
> Just wondering if this seems a logical process to y'all and want to make
> sure I am not messing things up by removing the boom prior to lowering?
> Graham
> s/v 00Sailin
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