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Ed,
Don't confuse the man. The only way to find out what is going on is to drop  
the damn mast.

Rummy

In a message dated 2/29/2008 11:19:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
ekroposki at charter.net writes:

Bub:

You are 'assuming' that you have to drop the mast  to find the problem.  And
I am not saying that what Commodore Spitzer  said is not what is going on,
but the foot of the IMF can bind if the mast  is not slightly tilted down
from the horizontal.  

Again, go  back and reread Rik's and Rummy's comments.  If it is binding
causing  the foot building too much volume on the wrap around you will have
the  results that you stated.  Once it is over wrapped too thick it is  hard
to fix until you get sail out and lower the boom!  As per Rik's  and Rummy's
directions!  

What Commodore Spitzer stated may be  the problem, but it does not take
lowering the boom to find if it is what  Rik and Rummy first thought.

May I quote Commodore Spitzer in his  instruction manual for the Rhodes 22
IMF Mainsail, "Set the lift line so  boom stays horizontal as sail
disappears."  With an additiona quote,  "It is good practice to turn the boat
into the wind (as you would have to  do with a convetional sail anyway) at
such an angle that the boom is  slightly off to starboard, so the sail exits
or enters the mast slot  freely."

Again, go back and try the simple test first.  If it is  what the test shows,
then have a Rum and Coke.  If it proves that  Commodore Spitzer is correct,
go home and have a Rum and Coke.

Ed  K
Greenville, SC, USA
Rummy's backyard event for Rhodies will test if  they are 'able to sail
within a program, demanding concentration, personal  achievement, endurance,
discipline, seaworthiness, social compliance, sense  of community,
adaptation, humour and friendship and a mind for  exploration.'

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