[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Q: how many folks singlehand a R22 with15+knot winds? Ron

[cjlowe at sssnet.com]

Lee,

On my '86, we weren't useing thru the boom outhual threading yet.As a
matter of fact,we didn't even have the state of the art,loop at the end of
the outhual,yet.Nope,just a plain old stopper knot.I hope I put a pic on
the bottom, of my set-up.If ,by some strange luck you can bring it up,and
blow it up,you can see the turning block attached to the topping lift
tang.When the stopper knot(seen in the middle of the coil of outhual
line,saltily hung from the aft cleat)hits the turning block,we furl no
more.

Jerry




> Jerry,
>
> I've never given much thought to what stops my mainsail from going further
> into the mast.  I guess I assumed it was the thickness of the UV protector
> or the vertical batten.  By stopper knot are you referring to the knot at
> the end of the boom or the loop at the end of the outhaul?  It seems like
> the loop at the end of the outhaul would be the thing that would need
> adjusting to prevent the mainsail from going further into the mast.
>
> Here's a picture of Mike's set-up which is similar to mine:
>
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p25134726/Mike%2Bon%2BMuireann.jpg
> Mike+on+Muireann.jpg
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> Kent Island, MD
>
>
> Ron,
>  One thing I noticed just now ,your mainsail foot is an inch to two inches
> closer to the boom than mine.My sail is over two years old,and if I
> remember right,the luff has rope that fits into a grove in the furling
> tube,and a tab sewed to the top and bottom of the sail. Those tabs are
> streched tight to put tension on the luff and then screwed to the furling
> tube.If you take your mast down to check things out,take a close look at
> the top tab to make sure that there isn't any streching,tearing or
> missing screw in the tab.I hope I attached a pic of my sail,you should be
> able to see how far in I furl.The furling stops because the stopper knot
> on the out hual runs out of travel,not because the sail won't go farther
> in the mast. The angle of the boom make it hard to see,but I think my
> sail rides higher on the furling tube than yours.
>
>
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