[Rhodes22-list] Furling Back Into the Mast

[David Craft]

Mmmmmm,

The boom could have been up a little too high?

David 



Blue Heron wrote:
> 
> David,
> 
> My sails are by Doyle in 1993.  So far, no tears.  Sun damage could be
> your
> problem, but more likely it was from applying too much force too often.
> 
> One thing about an R22, never put your whole weight into anything.  It is
> not that big of a boat.  When something is too hard, give it more thought
> rather than more muscle.
> 
> To furl the main in high wind, use the motor to head into the wind, taking
> it to port at about 30 or 40 degrees.  And be sure the boom is horizontal.
> 
> Rick
> 
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 8:02 PM, David Craft <chsyhkr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Greetings.
>>
>> We were out today on the lower Cape Fear and it was pretty blustery. 
>> While
>> furling the main back into the mast, it got hung up.  Once we got back to
>> the dock, the wind had let off.  We unfurled a few feel and got it back
>> in.
>>  We do have a small tear in the sail at the foot when the white fabric
>> connects to the heavier blue edge.
>>
>> Two thoughts, the flapping causing the sail to furl in bunches and not
>> wind
>> in nicely.  In the future, have partner stand in the cockpit and use both
>> palms to steady the sail as it enters.
>>
>> Second, the tear is from this incident as well as UV wear.
>>
>> The sails are about 4 years old, never taken out of or off the mast.  As
>> the
>> sail winds in some white shows in the slit.  This is close to where the
>> tear
>> is.
>> I am wondering if the sun weakened this area in the slit as the back of
>> the
>> mast faced south?
>>
>> We'll remove them later this fall for repair and conditioning.  Do most
>> folks remove the sails for winter?
>>
>> The sails are Doyle and installed in 08 on a recycled boat.
>>
>> David Craft
>> 89  We'll Sea
>> Recycled 2008
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> David B. Craft
>> Greensboro, NC
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