[Rhodes22-list] sail slugs and cover

[Roger Pihlaja]

Bob,

The little gadget that Slim is talking about is made by Davis Marine & is
called a "Track Stop".  Look in the lower right corner of page 1018 of the
2002 West Marine Master catalog.  Of the 3 track slides shown in the picture
on that page, the one you want is on the left end of the row.  You would
order the Davis M/N: 2350, West C/N: 108332.  The price is only $7.49.  Once
you've used one of these track stops, you won't want to be without it.
Therefore, you should buy two, as they are easy to drop overboard!

Enjoy!

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Dilk" <Robert.Dilk@trw.com>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 8:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] sail slugs and cover


> thanks
> going up I can  live with,
> But trying to get the sail down can be a problem.
>
> Bob
> >>> salm@mn.rr.com 01/30/03 03:19PM >>>
> Bob,
> It's not a cover.  You can buy a little slide stopper (probably the wrong
> term) that slips in the gate, the part of the mast slot at the bottom
where
> it opens wider.  The stopper looks like a slug itself with a tightening
knob
> on it.  You put it there after all the slugs are in and you tighten it up
> just above the gate, with all the sail slugs above it.  Then you can drop
> you mail sail and it won't all fall out the gate.  It's not supposed to
come
> all the way down to the boom because the gate is a little higher than the
> boom, but it allows the sail to come down so you can indeed flake/furl to
> the boom.
>
> Then get a sunbrella-type main sail cover that goes over the whole furled
> sail and boom.  Then you don't have to bend the sail on each time or
wrestle
> with it when it comes down.  You'll love it and wonder how you got along
> without it before.
>
> Slim
>
> On 1/30/03 11:41 AM, "Robert Dilk" <Robert.Dilk@trw.com> wrote:
>
> > If I switch to sail slugs, is there a cover I can buy (make) to cover
the
> > opening in the mast where the sail feeds to allow the sail to drop onto
the
> > boom?
> >
> > Bob Dilk
> > S/V Knot Necessary
> >
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