[Rhodes22-list] Genoa failure

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Bob,
Most installations I have seen would have a screw going through the cloth  
(in a heavy cloth location) and screwed into the furling tube.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 11/18/2010 11:29:12 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com writes:


Has  anyone had a similar problem that I had?  I have a 2 year old genoa - 
the  sail is still almost like new and on my sailing trip in S. Florida last 
week  the loop connecting it to the top of the furling tube frayed and 
broke.   The sail immediately started to drop and we  were able to furl it and  
only missed out on the last 2 hours of sailing fortunately.  You can see  
the pictures attached where the loop frayed and Doyle said it was likely UV  
deterioration that weakened it.  My complaint is that there is no way  that 
this should happen after only two years. It is an easy fix to have a sail  
loft replace the loop with a more stout version.  

Never had this  issue with the previous genoa because it was attached by 
sliding over the  furling tube in a sock-type manner with screws securing it 
top and bottom -  much more secure method although the sail shape and 
pointing ability is better  with the new method of attaching the sail.  Has anyone 
else had this  problem with a broken loop on their genoa or did I just get a 
bad "batch" of  material as some have suggested?

Bob K
Yankee Clipper     
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