[Rhodes22-list] Roller furling part

[PBR]

Frank,
This looks like my original old GB furler circa 1989.  I fixed mine like
Stephen but without the nylobraid.  I used starboard.  Just pushed to small
pieces together and sketched a circle, then cut with my jigsaw.  Drilled
the 1/8 hole in the middle and holes for the screws.  I have a spherical
fitting swaged on to the forestay and that just rests on/under the
starboard as the bearing surface.  I might have shaped it a bit to have a
spherical divot and sprayed with some silicon.  Seems to work OK.  I hope a
CDI in my future.

My apologies for sending replicated text from previous messages but my
gmail web app will not let me alter any former text.
Patrick

On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 7:02 PM Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>
wrote:

> That is great to hear.  Thanks, Steve.  I’ll ask for your number if I need
> more of an explanation when I start exploring it.
>
> Frank
>
>
> > On Oct 24, 2022, at 2:37 PM, Stephen Staum <snstaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Frank,
> >
> > I had the same problem a few years ago on the Carol Lee 2.  The piece
> fell
> > off while we were sailing and it was hard to roll the genoa.  Since the
> > boat was on the mooring midseason I needed a quick easy fix.  After
> > removing the remaining 1/2 plate I bought a cap for 1/2" PVC pipe
> > (available at any good hardware store).  I drilled a hole in the middle
> of
> > the cap approximately 1/8" wide to accommodate the forestay.  I cut the
> cap
> > in half so I could place it over the forestay with the genoa assembly
> > lifted up a few inches.  I also sliced a 4" piece of 3/8" ID nylobraid
> > (reinforced flexible pvc tubing - also available in a good hardware
> store)
> > and slid it over the forestay above the cap.  The split cap was then
> > secured with a stainless steel hose clamp (available guess where?)  The
> > nylobraid was slid into the cap and into the furler pipe acting as a
> pivot
> > point and centering bearing.  All the materials cost less than $5 and it
> > worked so well that I kept it that way and sold the boat years later
> with a
> > spare split cap on board to use when the old one wears out.  The cap
> rests
> > on the top of the forestay crimped fitting and the whole assembly pivots
> on
> > it.  Call me if you need a better explanation of this easy fix.  Email
> > directly for my number.
> >
> > * Thanks and Stay Well,*
> >
> > *Stephen Staum*
> > *s/v Pinafore*
> >
> > *Needham, MA*
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 23, 2022 at 8:08 AM Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com
> <mailto:goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Listmates,
> >>
> >> The bottom end of the roller furling apparatus on my Rhodes has suffered
> >> damage, as shown in the attached photos.  Does anyone know where I can
> >> obtain a replacement for the black circular part that has broken in
> half?
> >> And does anyone know what materials it is made of, in case I can find
> >> someone to make a replacement?  Possibly Delrin?
> >>
> >> I’m happy to order a new part from Stan, of course, if that’s an option.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Frank
> >>
> >> Frank Goldsmith
> >> S/V Mary Bess (Rhodes 22 1985/2001)
> >> Fairview, NC
> >> Lake Keowee, SC
> >>
> >>
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