[Rhodes22-list] short inhaul line?

[Leland]

Jb,

As for the Genoa, the softer black line definitely shrinks.  No doubt about
it.  If it has shrunk to the point that you can't unfurl the Genoa all the
way, then you'll need to buy a new line.  Stan recently installed a new CDI
furler for a fellow Rhodie friend of mine.  The furling line was extremely
long and made of a harder material.  It probably won't shrink but may not be
as easy on the hands.  I would buy the soft line and make it long enough so
it can shrink some.  The line is as easy to replace as string on a yo-yo.

As for the mainsail, I don't know how difficult it would be to replace the
furling line.  You could use the existing line to help thread the new line
through the forward part of the boom, but wrapping the line around the
furler might be more than a notion.  If I only needed about 8" more, I would
disconnect the clamp that holds the hand loop together and tie more line to
it.  Even if you need more line than that, a small knot would probably go in
and out of the hole in the boom.

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Kent Island, MD



Just bent wrote:
> 
> I've been lookin in the archives but not finding a specific answer.
> The Genoa looks like it would be fairly easy to replace, the main not so
> much.
> Jb
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>>
>>
>> Jay,
>>
>> I replaced my Genoa line because it became too short.  So I would say
>> that
>> they shrink after four or so years.  The correct measurements are in the
>> archives somewhere.  Or take your existing line measurement and add a
> couple
>> of feet.  The old lines are good for fenders.
>>
>> Ed K
>> Addendum:  "The truth is that I already know as much about my fate as I
> need
>> to know. The day will come when I will die. So the only matter of
>> consequence before me is what I will do with my allotted time. I can
> remain
>> on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar
>> in
>> the breeze." - Richard Bode
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