Bud,
I'm sure there is no exact length. If I remember correctly, including the  
sectionn sewed to the sail, the whole thing is only four or five inches  long.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 2/27/2008 10:09:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
budconnor at earthlink.net writes:

Hmm, how  long is the strap ... and how is it attached?

Thanks,
The Prize  Patrol

stan wrote:

>the strap on top of the IMF main sail  deteriorated form UV and let go
>
>What do I win - if I  win.
>
>ss
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>----- Original Message -----  
>From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
>To:  <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008  10:03 PM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] IMF is  jamming
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>>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  
>>>p  -
>>>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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