Bud,
Once the mast is down, removing the IMF is an easy proposition. As I stated  
earlier, the screw may or may not be the problem. Removing the IMF furling 
tube  is the easiest and only way to find the problem.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 2/26/2008 9:47:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
budconnor at earthlink.net writes:

Thanks  Bob.  Do you think the top screw is accessible while the main and  
furler
are still both in the  IMF?

Thanks,
Bud


Robert Dobson wrote:

>Bud, I  had simlar problem last season. The IMF froze up on me. I could not 
get to  recoil at all. I had to drop the mast. The top attachment screw was  
lose.  Screw driver was the only tool needed to complete the elaborate  repair.
>
>Bob
>
>Sent from my  iPhone
>
>On Feb 26, 2008, at 5:01 PM, Bud  <budconnor at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>Rhodies,
> I was  demonstrating the ease of my IMF when it started jamming up.
>It looks  as though my main is sagging on the inner mast and bunching up  -
>creating a thick layer of sail that binds inside the IMF.  I  think I need to
>"tighten" up the main at the top of the mast and make  it taut again. 
>Also, I have always had a lot of main down goose neck  on the boom.
>I think I also need to raise the main up  higher.
>
>Does anyone know what adjustments are available at the  top of the mast?
>How is the main attached at the top of the  mast?
>I assume I will need to slide the main out of the IMF to  repair.
>
>Thanks!
>Bud
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