[Rhodes22-list] Removing IMF mainsail

[Chris Geankoplis]

You can make a new doughnut from HDPE or similar material using a couple of
hole saws if you can’t get it from GB.
Chris Geankoplis
Xenos

On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 10:16 AM Peter via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Hi Peter,
>    Thanks for getting back to me.  Yes, my furling assembly is VERY
> different.  The furler tube is nothing more than a tube.  It does not have
> the slot or the extrusion that allows the end cap to be screwed on.  The
> good news for me is if I were to bend it, it would be easier to replace.
> As for the bearing cap that on yours is held in with a single screw, on
> mine I'm guessing it is pressure fitted.  It appears that some previous
> owner has either removed it or tried to remove it and it has sustained some
> damage.  It sustained more when I tried.  At that point I gave up and
> removed the donut at the top of the tube and slid the sail off that way.
> I'm not looking forward to trying to get the donut back on the furling
> tube.  The damage to the bearing surface is minimal and around the outside
> edge, so it should not effect function, but I can't replace the furling
> line without removing it which would likely mean destroying it.  I'm sure I
> could print a useable replacement part in ABS, but I don't know how long I
> could expect it to last and would probably end up putting a new one on
> every couple of years.  I'll reach out to GB and see if they have any of
> these old-style end caps.
>
> Peter
>
>
>
> >Peter,
>
> >I made a YouTube video about how I went about taking apart my IMF lower
> assembly:  https://youtu.be/MH7hYJnoNpM
>
> >Of course, yours may be somewhat different.  If there's no screw holding
> the lower cap in place, as there was with mine, then I'd guess that it's
> just a >pressure fit.
>
> >General Boats would be the only source for IMF parts.
>
> >Peter Nyberg
> >Coventry, CT
> >s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
> > On 2023-10-28, at 21:37:06 EDT, peter beckerman wrote:
>