[Rhodes22-list] Installed new IMF Battened Main Today

[cjlowe at sssnet.com]

Pretty bold of you two starting a sailing thread on this political
list,but I'll bite.
1.-same as Ron,but i might add ,I'm in a well protected slip.
2.- not the same as Ron, I got the rod.The rest of this is pure
guessing,but this is what I do,YMMV.My rod has a triangle shaped plastic
piece on the end which holds the line,and the velcro strip you mentioned
in #3 has a pocket on the end.
step #1- Shove the batton into it's slot.
#2-  Put the plastic end of the rod in the pocket of velcro strip and
start pushing the velcro strip up into the batton slot,making a U around
the batton with the strip and trapping the batton in the pocket,as you
push the strip all the way up.Then ,fold the sail vertically,so you can
pinch the top of the velcro strip,while pulling out the rod and line
out.It helps if you keep the line taunt during the pushing up process,it
keeps the hook and loop from mating untill it's all the way up in the
batton pocket.
#3- #2 ought to cover this.

Jerry Lowe


On 12/30/2008, "Ronald Lipton" <ronald.lipton at gmail.com> wrote:

>David,
>
>1) I leave the batten in all the time.  I furl the sail until the batten is
>about to
>enter the solt and the stop.
>2) I didn't get the rod, but I bet that the line is used to help pull the
>batten out of the
>slot.
>3) The velcro strip secures the batten into the slot. There should be
>matching velcro
>inside (if I remember correctly).
>
>Ron
>
>On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 8:40 PM, David Culp <dculp at hsbtx.com> wrote:
>
>> I hauled the boat and lowered the mast today.  Took the opportunity to
>> install my new battened, IMF main that Stan sold me.  It was the first time
>> that I got to take a look at the IMF system and it was simple to take apart
>> and put back together.  The only effort was stretching the luff of the sail
>> so that it would use the same screw holes that old one did and I found it
>> impossible to quite do it.  Stan, you must use a block and tackle at the
>> factory to do it, either that or the battened main's luff is a little
>> shorter.  Anyway, we stretched the luff as much as we could without bending
>> the grooved tube and it was perfectly smooth and tight.   I reinstalled it
>> and It rolled up just fine with no wrinkles and I think it is going to be
>> fine.
>>
>> It didn't come with any directions so a couple of questions for anyone who
>> has the battened IMF:
>>
>> 1.  Do you leave the batten in the sail when the boat is slip or take it
>> out
>> every time?
>>
>
>>
>> 2.  The sail came with a short piece of batten rod  with a tied line on
>> it-I
>> have an idea what it's for but am not sure since I haven't used the sail
>> yet.
>>
>> 3.  There is a long velcro strip attached to the batten pocket how is that
>> used with the batten is installed?
>>
>> Thanks and Happy Holidays to everyone.
>>
>> David Culp
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