[Rhodes22-list] Re-wrapping the headsail furling line

[Graham Stewart]

Frank:
Make sure that when furled the sun protection strip is on the outside. That
seems obvious but if the strip is white it is not impossible  to get it
backwards. I discovered that mine had been backwards for years.

On Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 11:59 AM Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>
wrote:

> List Colleagues,
>
> I had to remove my headsail and furling tube from the forestay to make
> some repairs to the roller furling assembly, and now I’m not sure how much
> of the black furling line needs to be wrapped around the spool at the
> bottom of the tube, and in what direction.  I’m thinking it needs to be
> wrapped in a clockwise direction, so that when pulled it will bring the jib
> in clockwise and furl it, but I’m not sure how much line needs to be left
> remaining on the spool or spindle when the jib is fully unfurled.  (I’m not
> at the boat now, so I’m having to visualize it and may be wrong about the
> direction.)  I looked at Stan’s manual but didn’t see anything about that.
> I suppose I can try trial and error, but I thought I’d seek the wisdom of
> this group first.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Frank
>
> Frank Goldsmith
> S/V Mary Bess (Rhodes 22 1985/2001)
> Fairview, NC
> Lake Keowee, SC
>
>
> --
Graham Stewart
gstewart.gm at gmail.com