[Rhodes22-list] IMF boom height adjustment

[Ronald Lipton]

Dominic,

  The boom slider is held in place by a pin on the left hand side.
The ring which allows you to pull the pin out and lower the boom
may be missing.  If so the pin may be hidden in the housing. 
You might be able to reach around inside the 
mast and push the pin out far enough to get a grip on it. The 
boom slider is a plastic which has been UV damaged over the 
years. Stan can sell you a new slider along with the pop top 
slider.  I replaced both of mine last year.

Ron
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dominic Valentino" <dominicvalentino at yahoo.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 9:21 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] IMF boom height adjustment


> Hello All,
> 
> I just purchased a 1986 Rhodes and was wondering how
> the boom slider is moved up and down once the mast is
> raised.  Am I supposed to attach a halyard to it
> somehow?  
> 
> The boom slider is orginal and made of some strange
> white crumbly stuff and I don't see what keeps it from
> sliding down.
> 
> My boat happens to be missing the pop-top slider as
> well, will this affect the use of the boom at all?  I
> was going to wait until next year to buy a new pop-top
> slider.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dominic
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