[Rhodes22-list] Main sail question - IMF

[PBR]

Trying again with smaller photos.


On Sun, Sep 1, 2024 at 9:03 PM PBR <pbryanriley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mike,
> My 89 recycled 2013 has the same attach as Mary's.  See attached photos of
> my Jib top and bottom.  Main sail photo but is zoomed way out so hard to
> see.  These are just eye straps I believe bent a little to fit around
> the furling tube.  Mine were labeled "race-lite" but no part #.  However,
> my original 1989 came from the factory with a single fat screw directly
> through the strap at each end directly into the furler.  I don't recall
> what those 4 screws in your photo are doing but maybe just attaching a
> section of plastic core to your furling tube, probably overkill with 4.
> Also, I recall years ago really struggling to get my sailrite cleaned sails
> stretched back to use those original single screw holes.  More recently,
> working solo, I just tied one end to a tree and had a 4 pulley system with
> a rope at the other end so I could use one hand to stretch the sail and one
> hand to put in the screws.  It needs to be tensioned a little but not so
> much as to start bowing the furler.  I think there were instructions from
> Stan on the list at one point about how tight to get these but I couldn't
> find it.  Once I got the screws in and released my rope tension the sails
> looked about right.
> Patrick
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 1, 2024 at 6:47 PM Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>
>> Here are 2 photos from when we replaced our main 14 years ago.
>> On ours the screws held a U-shaped eye and the tab at the top of the
>> sail fit around the eye before it was screwed down - I think - it was 14
>> years ago but maybe the photo will help.
>>
>> Mary Lou
>> ex R22
>> now Rosborough RF-246  Tara
>> Rock Hall, MD
>>
>> On 9/1/2024 2:12 PM, Mike via Rhodes22-list wrote:
>> > Forgot to attach the image, so here it is.
>> >
>> > Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
>> >
>> >    On Sun, Sep 1, 2024 at 2:10 PM, Mike via Rhodes22-list<
>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:   Might seem like a dumb question,
>> but I haven't found a way to attach the top of main sail to the furling rod
>> on my main. I got new sails in from the shop I was keeping it at and they
>> were the ones who took the old sails off, so I don't even have that to go
>> off of. There are four screws in the top of the rod, but they enter the
>> main hollow section and don't pinch the track or seem to serve any function
>> other than something was probably attached to them at some point. I am
>> including a picture.
>> >
>> > Any help would be appreciated.
>> > Also, for those that emailed me in maybe buying it, I got your messages
>> and hope you get back to you today or tomorrow.
>> >
>> > Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
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