[Rhodes22-list] Installing furling main

[David Bradley]

Thanks to the folks who offered advice.  I managed to get both sails onto
their furling tubes, furled, and installed in or attached to the mast as
appropriate.  My 17-year-old daughter assisted and we managed fine.

As Mary Lou said, it's pretty intuitive once you take it apart and see
what's involved.  The pictures really helped to anticipate - thanks again
Mary Lou.

An investment in three 9x12 plastic drop cloths was well worth it to spread
the sails out and have a nice slippery surface.  I sprayed the inside of
the mast with Sail-Kote and wiped it out.  Everything slid in place like a
charm.  Working on the boat is always a great reminder of Stan's
engineering prowess.

I also finally got my depth finder/GPS installed - will send pictures when
it's fully assembled.  Put an in-the-hull transducer in the lazerette, ran
the wires through a carefully-thought-out hole in the transom protected by
a clam shell cover, snaked the cables along the stern rail and mounted the
GPS on a swivel mount attached to the stern rail.  The unit will swivel to
face either side, and will also quickly unclamp from the mounting ball on
the stern rail and store on a second mount in the cabin.

Boat goes in the water on Monday - finally after a two-year journey back
east and to a new mooring.

Thanks again,

Dave