[Rhodes22-list] Halyards

[Hank]

Cowie,

The main is attached to the roller tube with screws.  No halyard.  The
headsail depends on your setup.  I'll let someone else tackle that one.  As
far as securing the headsail when furled, I always used a bungy rapped
around the sail where the clew ends up to ensure that it doesn't unfurl. The
little bit of mainsail sticking out should not be a problem.

Hank

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:25 PM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com> wrote:

>
> R22 2009 with furling head sail and IMF.  Silly Question:  Does the main
> sail
> and or head sail have a halyard?  I keep my boat in the water at a slip and
> never really took a good look at the mast head rigging prior to raising my
> mast. I can see a hollow groove inside the mast that houses the furling
> mechanism but don't see a main halyard.  I suppose that the mast needs to
> come down in order to remove the main sail.  How about the head sail?  I
> see
> a grooved sleav that the head sail appears to slide into and assume the
> sleave is only removed if the mast is down?  I assume the head sail can be
> slid down and out of the track but I don' see a halyard?  Elton showed me a
> red halyard that is stowed inside the boat and noted I should use this if I
> remove the head sail.  Not sure exactly how the red line gets used?  I
> don't
> need to take the sails down but am curious how it is done.  I am also
> thinking ahead to storm season and want to be prepared in case I decide to
> remove the head sail if high winds are predicted.  Is the small amount of
> main sail exposed during a windy storm of concern?  I suppose the head sail
> sheets could be wraped around the furled head sail to better protect the
> sail from flapping, should anything be done to the small amount of main
> sail
> exposed.  I am also thinking it would be nice to have an extra halyard to
> fly a flag and suppose most are attached to the spreaders.  I also
> purchased
> a 2.5 gallon solar shower and am wondering what to raise this with, penant
> halyard or rig something on the topping lift?
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