[Rhodes22-list] main unfurlling problem

[Leland]

Rummy,

Thanks but it was Jerry, although I certainly don't mind taking the credit
for other people's ideas.

Lee



R22RumRunner wrote:
> 
> Richard,
>  
> I think that Lee is 100% correct. The dent may be hindering your furling  
> and should be removed. Since the mast is aluminum, it shouldn't be that
> big 
> of a  project to remove it. Also, your furling technique might be at
> fault. 
> Remember  to keep tension on the outhaul line as you are furling the main. 
> This gives you  a nice tight wrap.
>  
> Rummy
>  
>  
> In a message dated 8/19/2009 4:46:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> LKUHN at cnmc.org writes:
> 
> 
> 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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