[Rhodes22-list] Reply to Just Bent about weather helm

[Just bent]

When the main is completly furled, (the blue line is at its end), there is
still about 20" of mainsail out of the mast. Is it supposed to roll all the
way up into the mast? Maybe my blue line is short also.
Jb


Jim Connolly wrote:
> 
> JB
> 
> I had a similar problem with furling main on mine when delivered, except
> it
> wouldn't furl completely and left a strip of sailcloth exposed outside the
> mast slot.  Elton was there to help me figure it out.  
> 
> With the sail all the way furled (in), look at the drum (extension of the
> sail tube) inside the mast and see how many wraps of the black line are on
> the drum.  If there are a few, try taking one loop off the drum.  I did it
> with the mast up.  You could also drop the mast and slide the furling tube
> out.  Directions for this are in the archives.  With the mast up, you  may
> need to untie the loop on the black line to pull it through the boom.  I
> recall Elton and I removed the boom.  Push the bitter end near the mast to
> see which wrap is the last if you need to, then grap the middle of the
> loop
> and pull it out.  This should give you a few extra inches of the black
> line.
> Then thread back through the boom and test.
> 
> I had to do the reverse, and add a wrap.  Same idea, but a bit harder
> without the proper tools.
> 
> Also, for what it's worth, my main furling black line does not have a loop
> on the end, just a stopper knot.  Converting the loop to a stopper may
> also
> gain you a few inches.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Jim Connolly
> s/v Inisheer
> '85 recycled '03
> 
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> 
> 
> Rummy,
> I have IMF. The black line, the one you pull to furl the main, seems too
> short. It has a loop on the end & it stops before all the sail is out so
> I'm
> already reefed a little on the main. I ran the jib sheets inside the
> stays.
> I left the traveler in the center & never touched the main sheet. I had
> the
> boom in the up position with the bimini up. It was 110° with no clouds.
> Not
> sure of the wind speed, I would call it windy. 
> Jb
> 
> 
> R22RumRunner wrote:
>> 
>> JB,
>> I don't know the configuration of your boat, but I have the IMF main
>> sail.
> 
>> Our first reef is to drop the boom to the lower position.
>>  
>> Rummy
>> 
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