[Rhodes22-list] Standard main rigging/ roller furling boom

[John Lock]

At 02:56 PM 8/20/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>Mike Weisner helped me rig my boat last week.  I just found out that I have
>the orig boom which in '81 was set up for roller furling.  Have you had any
>problems with the mechanism inside the boom?  All I can do is lube it with
>some lithium grease from a spray can.  I still have some gear on order
>before I can test the system.

No problems so far and it works fairly well.  I just take up on the 
topping lift, back the boom away from the gooseneck to disengage the 
socket, and roll up as much as I need.  Then re-engage the socket, 
release the topping lift, and sail on.

The only thing to keep in mind is that the outhaul is no longer 
useful once you furl the main.  It should be tight before you start rolling.

Cheers!

John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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