[Rhodes22-list] More IMF Furling Advice

[Mary Lou Troy]

David,
We tighten our backstay adjuster once a year when we launch the boat. 
We've never loosened the backstay for furling the main. How tight are 
your forward lower stays?

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 12:36 AM 7/16/2010, you wrote:
>This is for Charlie in Dallas... You can learn from my mistake today.
>
>You said you are having trouble furling the IMF.  The other advice everyone
>gave is  good and something else that you might try is to remember to take
>the tension off the back stays before you roll the IMF in.  I guess I knew
>that , but forgot to do it today the first time and it makes a world of
>difference.  First time - problems.  Take tension off back stays - no
>problems.  That mast bends more then we give it credit for.
>
>Regards,
>
>David
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