[Rhodes22-list] Unfurling the Main

[Mary Lou Troy]

Good description. On light air days we just let apparent wind while 
motoring be "into the wind" and pull out the sail as we are motoring.

Mary Lou


At 01:49 PM 9/21/2012, you wrote:
>Procedure for bringing out the sails:
>1. Slow motor down to near idle speed and point bow into wind.
>2. Undo outhaul and inhaul lines. Pull on outhaul while keeping pressure on
>  inhaul line. Once out use cleats on bottom of boom to tie off.
>3. Release topping lift.
>4. Fall off wind, loosen main sheet some for better control and shut  motor
>down/raise.
>5 If wanted you can now pull out the genoa.
>6. Have cabin wench make cool refreshing rum drink, sit back and enjoy the
>ride.
>
>Rummy
>
>
>
>In a message dated 9/21/2012 1:19:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>bmackey at charter.net writes:
>
>Have  been sailing my 1988 recycled Rhodes with IMF and electric lift w/10
>hp  outboard for two seasons now. Love the boat, but need advice for
>unfurling the  mainsail.
>
>The boat does not want to come up into the wind directly  when all sails
>are furled. Since I sail solo, I use the motor to get her up  into the wind
>where I can more easily bring out the main.
>
>Is there  something I'm doing or not doing that is preventing her from
>pointing into the  wind, or is there some "trick" to setting her up 
>that I need
>to do to make it  happen? Underway, she will come up properly, just not when
>there are no sails  out.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Bruce Mackey
>Tuxedo
>Traverse City,  MI
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