[Rhodes22-list] Is This IMF Rattling & Shaking Normal

[Caesar Paul]

Dave,
 
Same set up from last year.  I have not done any work or adjustments to the IMF.  It's just as it came from Stan, perhaps a little slack. 
 
 You are correct; the cables in the mast do rattle, depending on the boat's angle to the wind, and this has been the case from day one.
 
Now I can observe the sail and spar that it is folded on, moving and rattling as the head hits the inside of the mast.  I will be doing some detective work after I lower the mast in a few days, but am looking for anyone who may have had this situation, or have ideas as to what I might need to tighten.
 
BTW we had about 8'' of snow here yesterday.  Winter seems reluctant to go.
 
Caesar
 
 

--- On Mon, 3/30/09, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:


From: David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Is This IMF Rattling & Shaking Normal
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 7:00 PM


Caesar, is it the same set up you had last year, or did you restep the
mast?  Are you sure it's not the power / coax cables bouncing inside
the mast?  If so, there is a post from Rummy in the archives with a
fix involving foam pipe insulators.

Dave


On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Caesar Paul <caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Guys,
>
> My boat is rigged at the side of my home, and I am noticing a lot of rattling noise whenever I board or even shake the boat, which is sitting on its trailer.  Looking in the slot in the IMF mast, I can see the folded sail on it furler shaking.  Looking to the head or top of the mast I can see and hear the head of the furler moving and making contact with the inside of the mast.
>
> This seems abnormal to me.  What is there to run slack?  When I take the mast down, what must I look for?  How is the IMF secured in the mast?
>
> How can I detect and correct what must be corrected, if anything?  I will be taking a closer look at how the IMF is installed and secured in the mast so that it furls and unfurls, but not shake and rattle.  Too much movement and noise to be normal.
>
> Thanks for the benefit of your experience.
>
> Caesar
>
> Caesar
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