[Rhodes22-list] IMF is jamming

[Bud]

Rummy,
  is it similar to the two-screw setup  used on the GBI furling headsail?

Thanks again,
Bud

R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

>Bud,
>The IMF main sail has a highly sophisticated means of attachment at both  the 
>bottom and top of the furling tube.. You will find a small stainless screw  
>with a really neat round collar around it. Total cost to replace is under 10  
>cents. If the slackness is a new problem, you may have an attachment that has  
>come loose or your main sail is simply old and blown out and needs to be  
>replaced. Remember, when furling the main to have the boom at a horizontal plane  
>(Or slightly below) with the topping lift taught. You can really tell if the  
>sail is blown or problematic when it is fully deployed. Lowering the mast and  
>taking it ashore and unfurling and removing from the mast will tell you what 
>you  need to know. It's a pain to drop the mast and remove the furling tube 
>and main,  but it's the only way to get the answers to your questions. As a last 
>resort,  sending pictures of your problem to the list will help a great deal. 
>The more  info you provide will give you better answers.
> 
>Rummy
> 
> 
>In a message dated 2/26/2008 6:00:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
>budconnor at earthlink.net writes:
>
>Rhodies,
>I was demonstrating the ease of my IMF when it  started jamming up.
>It looks as though my main is sagging on the inner mast  and bunching up -
>creating a thick layer of sail that binds inside the  IMF.  I think I need to
>"tighten" up the main at the top of the mast  and make it taut again. 
>Also, I have always had a lot of main down goose  neck on the boom.
>I think I also need to raise the main up  higher.
>
>Does anyone know what adjustments are available at the top of  the mast?
>How is the main attached at the top of the mast?
>I assume I  will need to slide the main out of the IMF to  repair.
>
>Thanks!
>Bud
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