[Rhodes22-list] main unfurlling problem

[Mary Lou Troy]

Richard,
I would try lubricating everything first. We use Sailkote on the 
bearings at the base and the edges of the slot. It can also be used 
on the sail itself. If you are getting a wrinkle in the sail as it 
furls, try setting the end of the boom a bit lower when furling. If 
it is not binding when furling, I would tend to think it is something 
in the mechanicals rather than the mast itself. Also would want to 
make sure the furling line is running freely and wrapping smoothly 
when unfurling.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 03:04 PM 8/19/2009, you wrote:
>I have to struggle to unfurl the mainsail on my "88. I think it was
>refurbished in "95 because it was bought from the Mt.Clemens Mi. boat
>show. Apparently the main was stored in the mast but pointed toward the
>sun because I had to have a 4" patch put in the entire leech, which was
>rotten, I just got the boat so I don't know  if there was a problem
>before that. When I pull out the main it seems to bind about half way up
>the mast all the way to the top. It looks like the sail is doubled over
>inside the mast and I have to jerk on the bottom of the sail to try to
>get the bind out. Does anyone else have this problem?
>
>
>
>I have the boom car at the very aft end of the boom as I pull out the
>sail. The boom is set horizontally. It furls without a problem. Is it
>possible the mast was somehow compressed so that the slot was made
>narrower? There is a dent at the top of the mast that prevents the
>furling tube from being in any but the high position for the boom. If
>it's the patch that's causing the problem because it's too thick does
>this mean a new or used sail? Is it possible to spread the slot in the
>mast-probably a much too complicated solution and possibly causing a
>strength problem in the mast-although I think there are bump shop tools
>that can do this.
>
>
>
>Anyone else having this problem? ------Richard on Eagles Wings
>
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