[Rhodes22-list] First Time Out

Mon Jun 30 15:32:52 EDT 2008

Rummy,

You are correct in every case except the backstay, which is the only tightening I recommended.  It is easily adjusted underway.

Art

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>From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
>Sent: Jun 30, 2008 9:34 AM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] First Time Out
>
>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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