[Rhodes22-list] Sail repair

[Mary Lou Troy]

that's why we went to the Schaeffer SnapFurl. It's relatively easy to 
change sails - but we've never gotten another sail.

Still it allows us to remove the sail for minor tropical storms.

Mary Lou


At 12:54 PM 6/12/2013, you wrote:
>Ted,
>The GBI furling system doesn't allow for easy changing of the sails.
>Something like the CDI would have to be installed.
>
>Rummy
>
>
>In a message dated 6/12/2013 11:35:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>boendert at me.com writes:
>
>Rummy,  that's what I was thinking too. Nothing to loose by trying. It
>appears as if  there is enough nylon tab to sew onto without going threw the
>sail itself.  What the hell nothing to loose.
>
>Thinking of ordering Stan's 130 genoa  he mentioned a few weeks ago. Maybe
>I'll get it repaired properly once the 130  comes in. I've been trying for
>figure out how in the hell the sail fits into  The latest GBI furling system.
>I'd like to be able to switch sails between the  130 or 175 more easily. I
>think that would require the CDI system.
>
>Cheers,
>Ted
>
>On Jun 12, 2013, at 11:16 AM,  R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Ted,
> > The simple answer is go  ahead and repair it yourself. If it should fail
> > then you will  have the option of repairing it again or taking it to a
>sail
> >  loft  and have them fix it correctly.
> >
> > Rummy
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 6/12/2013 11:14:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight  Time,
> > boendert at me.com writes:
> >
> > Rhodies,
> >
> > So a few weeks ago, as I mentioned previously, I  found myself  in some
> > pretty gusty winds. It appears that the tab that holds   the head of the
>genoa to
> > the GBI furling frayed and is no longer able  to hold  the sail up on the
> > head stay. See picture.
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> > Is  this a repair I  should try to tackle myself by sewing on a nylon
>tab?
> >
> > The admiral is  pretty handy with a sewing machine.
> >
> > Sending the sail to a repair shop  will leave me on the  hard for a few
> > weeks. I'd like to avoid that. The water  is  calling me...
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ted
> > s/v AIRPOWER
> > R22  1991/2013
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