[Rhodes22-list] MAINSAIL HALYARD

[Hank]

You shouldn't necessarily need to head into the wind.  You can remain on
tack with the JIB and let out the mainsheet so that the main is pointed into
the wind.  This allows you to keep sailing while you furl the main.

Hank


On 8/8/07, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
>
>
> Dave & Diane,
>
> Regarding the topping lift, I have a somewhat opposite problem than Dave.
> If I don't raise my boom slightly, the sail gets jammed into the bottom of
> the mast when furling it in.  If I raise the boom too high, then I have
> the
> same problem as Dave, and the sail will get jammed somewhere more to the
> middle of the mast.  If I use the topping lift to position the boom so
> it's
> perfectly horizontal (parallel to the earth; 90 degrees to the mast), then
> the mainsail will furl back in just as slick as snot.
>
> Rummy and others have good advice on furling both sails back it.  If you
> have too much wind pressure on the sail, the tension on the furling line
> will be too great to furl the sail back in, so you'll need to head into
> the
> wind to take the pressure off of the sail.  If the wind is too great or
> I'm
> by myself or heading home, I find it's easier to use the motor to head
> into
> the wind.  However, you need to keep some tension on the sails when
> furling
> them in (using your sheets) so the sails will furl in smooth and tight.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)
>
>
>
>
> Woten wrote:
> >
> >
> > Diane,
> >
> > I'm just a newbee so take this with a grain of salt.
> >
> > Re the mainsail: Is your mainsail furled smoothly?  I've notice
> with  ours
> > that if the aft end of the boom is not sufficiently down when the
> mainsail
> > is
> > furled the sail will not wrap smoothly, the "crinkles" take up  space in
> > the
> > mast, and I think it makes it harder to pull out and harder
> to  furl.  You
> > might
> > check that - we commonly have had the problem when the  topping lift was
> > not
> > letting the end boom down sufficiently.  In fact,  sometimes I weight
> down
> > the
> > end of the boom with one arm while hauling in  the furling arm with the
> > other.  I think getting a smooth wrap is important  in terms of hauling
> in
> > or out.
> >
> > Re letting your sails in and out: I find that it's usually not important
> > to
> > head into the wind to let either the head sail out, or the main sail
> out.
> > If
> > you start to deploy either sail and the wind catches it,  it will help
> > you
> > pull the sail out - in fact a good wind can pull either sail out very
> > quickly
> > with a lot of force so you'd better be able to handle the  furling line
> > unless
> > you want to let the sail fully out.  Be  careful in using the wind to
> help
> > take your sails out, it can get out of hand  quickly, but it can also
> make
> > hauling out the sails easy once you've  started.  Taking the sail in is
> a
> > different
> > matter, if there is wind  against the sail it's harder to retrieve, so
> > turn
> > into the wind to de-power the  sail and you have to haul it in (no aid
> > from the
> > wind).
> >
> > If you're focused on the boom, what I think you are calling "the  car"
> is
> > supposed to slide it up to your mainsail, when it's furled or when  it's
> > let out.
> >  I think you have to do that by hand.
> >
> > Where are you located?  If you're near someone you might be able
> to  drop
> > over to see how we're set up.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
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