[Rhodes22-list] main unfurlling problem

[Rick]

Get an IMF bearing upgrade from Stan.  It won't improve your furling
technique or fix a too baggy sail, but it will make whatever you're doing,
good or bad, much easier.

Rick

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

>
> Richard,
>
> If it furls into the mast without a problem and it looks it's jamming when
> you try to pull it back out because the sail is doubled over inside, then
> you may be able to fix the problem by changing your furling technique.
>  I've
> jammed my sail enough to know that it's me and not the boat.
>
> When you furl the sail back into the mast, keep tension on the sail with
> the
> downhaul.  Slowly pull the sail back in a couple of a feet at a time while
> constantly looking to see if the sail is doubling over.  If you can't get
> the sail in the mast without it doubling over, maybe the sail has lost its
> shape and is too baggy to smoothly go into the mast.  I don't actually know
> if this is possible but it sounds good.
>
> When pulling the sail out, I use Mary Lou's advice and set the topping lift
> so the boom is just a hair below horizontal.  Seems to help.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> Kent Island, MD
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> >
> > 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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