[Rhodes22-list] Chesapeake Sailing

[jimtracyjohnston at centurytel.net]

Mary Lou, I am not familiar with "McLube Sailcote". In our IMF the 
aluminum foil has a round bearing (composite disc) at the top and 
bottom that I have applied a lubricant but never to the slot in the 
mast whwre the sail rolls into. I was always concerned with the 
potential of the lubricant leaving a stain of the white part of our 
sail.  It sounds like "McLube Sailcote" is made to go on a sail and 
parts of the boat that come in contact with the sail as it is rolled 
into the mast. Correct? Is "McLube Sailcote" also a good for the IMF 
bearing on the foil ends? As usual, Mary Lou is our go to girl. Thank 
You, Jim

Quoting Caesar Paul <caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com>:
> Hi Mary Lou,
>  
> Lots to learn from you guys.  I lubricated the lower bearing on my 
> IMF, but did
> not even consider applying Mclube Sailcote on the slot as well to reduce
> friction when furling the sail. 
>  
> Caesar
>
> --- On Mon, 4/27/09, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Chesapeake Sailing
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Monday, April 27, 2009, 9:02 AM
>
>
> We haven't been out yet. Cleaning the genoa today (I know, we should
> have done it in the fall but it has to be done outside on a tarp.)
>
> You should be able to furl the main even in those winds. The boom has
> to be at just the right angle (up and down - we find that just below
> horizontal works best) and centered. In high winds, we generally will
> be motoring into the wind when we furl it. 
>
> We try to remember to use McLube Sailcote on the edge of the slot and
> the lower bearings before we raise the mast for the season, but we
> forgot again this year. I'll do it as high as I can reach and it will
> still reduce friction. We sometimes have to help the outhaul through
> the blocks if it seems to be binding there. 
>
> You don't always have to go around the bar at Herring Bay. I wouldn't
> do it in a high wind situation, but we've gone out across that bar
> many times. I also wouldn't do it when the water is all blown out
> from a north wind but generally at anything but dead low tide it
> shouldn't be a problem. We just go to where there is 4 and 5 ft
> showing on the chart and cross there. I don't think we've ever seen 4
> ft. there. Of course the shoaling changes from storm to storm so we
> are cautious and have the depth sounder on. 
>
> Glad you are getting out on the new boat. 
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
> At 11:25 AM 4/27/2009, you wrote:
>
> >Did anyone get out on the Chesapeake Bay this past weekend?  I am trying to
> >get to know my new boat and tried to take her out Friday but the wind was
> >blowing a good 18 knots with gusts above from the SW direct into the
> >Herrington Harbor North inlet, white caps, good size waves and too much
> >wind.  I started to take out the main and tack back and forth around long
> >bar then decided it was too windy and too much sea.  But then I 
> couldn't get
> >the main back in because it was blowing back and forth so much.  I 
> continued
> >to motor sail to a leeward shore and was able to take the sail in and ducked
> >into Herrington Harbor South for a break from all the wind.  My gps
> >registered 7.3 knots when I motored back to HHN at half throttle surfing the
> >waves back home.  Saturday was a much better day to sail with 3-6 knot
> >winds. 
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