[Rhodes22-list] First Time Out

[Hank]

Rummy,

He is talking about tightening the adjustable backstay.  It is certainly
acceptable to tighten this under load.

Han


On 6/30/08, R22RumRunner at aol.com <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Michael,
> Tightening stays under load is not recommended. Loosen all stays at
> dock  (no
> sails out) and tighten correctly. You can find many suggestions, many very
> detailed in the archives.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 6/29/2008 10:09:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> mticse at gmail.com writes:
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> After working on the boat for the past several  weeks and taking down the
> mast for the 1st time to add a new pop-top  slider, windex and pre-wiring
> for
> a vhf I was finally set to go. Replaced  my first impeller on the 20 year
> old
> yamaha 8hp, hiking stick w/ coaming  box, all the wiring/lights tested and
> operable as the former owner never  had a battery installed. And a solar
> panel from GB to boot.
>
> So I  went out for the first time for the season yesterday this being my
> first  boat, first season. Everything was going swell. Wind was 5-10 mph. 2
> hours  later the wind picked up a notch and still all was well. When it was
> time  to go home, we lost our bearing and realized we were downwind and
> started  to beat the wind. The boat started to heel and heel a lot. So much
> we the  jib started touching the water and scooping water from the gunnels.
>
> The wind picked up even more and this when the problem started. I  decided
> that it would be best to take down the sails and just motor in. We  tried
> to
> head the boat into the wind and couldn't. Boat still heeling. We  let out
> the
> sheets to steady the boat. Tried to furl the jib in. Furling  jib is
> stuck.What to do? While the boat was heeling, wind is now 20+, I
> go  forward
> to check the furling unit and noticed that there was hardly any  line in
> the
> spool. I had to hand wind the sail itself and was able to roll  in about
> 2/3's of the jib. The 3rd still flapping. I grabbed the boom,  lifted the
> topping lift, released the outhaul which just flew away and  pulled hard on
> the main sail furling line and thank goodness the main sail  furled in.
> Motor
> down, motor started and we now were heading into the wind  motoring, the
> jib
> still flapping. I noticed that my mast stay turnbuckles  on the starboard
> side was being turned loose from the flapping jib.  Turnbuckles was
> reinstalled w/o cotter pins by our marina guy. Which way to  tighen?
> Counter
> clockwise ok. Settled down the jib on the mast stays.  Swells were building
> up and we would hear the motor wining when it caught  air.
>
> As we started heading into our channel at Cedar Creek, our point  of sail
> was
> now a beam reach and the 1/3 of our jib sail started to heel us  over and
> now
> the motor was all air wining. Placed the motor in neutral  while we sailed
> and instructed my partner to throttle the motor when the  boat flattened.
> We
> finally made it into our marina, in our slip without  fanfare as the marina
> was sheltered form the winds in the Barnegat. It  started raining cats and
> dogs the moment we were gathering our things to  pack up. Secured the dock
> lines, lifted the motor and rudder off the water.  We just left the boat
> amd
> went home.
>
> What do I do now? I might have  broken the furling jib when I physicaly
> hand
> wound the whole unit. Where do  I even start to figure out why there wasn't
> any line in the spool. Is it  possible when the mast was taken down that it
> may have gotten unwound? How  do i get the furling jib back in order? Other
> questions linger...Why  couldn't we head into the wind? Center board was
> down. We're we just having  fun heeling and seeing the jib touch water or
> were we already in  danger?
>
> Thanks for listening and appreciate your  input...
>
> Michael
> Rhodes 87', Silverside
>
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