Mike,
Smart thinking, I wouldn't put a sun shade on it either. The whole idea is  
to keep the sail as lite as possible. Let us know how it all turns out.
Hey, if nothing else, the main sail would have value on E-Bay. :)
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 8/22/2008 8:30:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mikecheung at att.net writes:


Thanks Rummy!  I think that's exactly what I'll do.  I  'll see if I can find
a local sail shop to cut it to the 175 size and NOT  have sun protection put
on it so it'll fill better in light air.   Means I'll have to switch back at
the end of the day, but that's probably  smart anyway for me since I trailer. 
There's a Doyle shop nearby that may  be the best choice since Doyle makes
Stan's sails.  Though I may be  best sending the present 175 along as a
model?

I'm not sure what to  do with the main sail.  With the IMF I can't change
mainsails on the  water.  Guess I can just hold on to it in case I need to
replace the  light weight genoa in the future.  What's the "shelf life" for
sail  material?  I'd guess a good long time if kept clean and dry.

FWIW  the sails in question were originally used on a Tartan 34.  

Mike  s/v Muireann 93/08 Rhodes 22



R22RumRunner wrote:

>  
> Mike,
> Sorry for taking so long to respond. The lite weight  sails you are talking 
 
> about are referred to as drifters and  will work exceptionally well on your
> R22. 
>  I would have  one of them cut to the same size as a 175 on the R22. It
> will 
>  come  in handy on those low to no wind days and you will be the envy  of
> other 
> sailors. 
>  
> Rummy
>   
>  
> In a message dated 8/20/2008 2:13:58 P.M. Eastern  Daylight Time,  
> mikecheung at att.net writes:
> 
>  
> A  colleague of mine who used to own a 34' sailboat has offered  me a set 
> of
> very light wind sails he still has. He said the  sails worked well on  his
> boat in the 2 - 6 knot wind speed  range.  My question is whether  anyone
> has
> any  experience having sails from a bigger boat cut down to fit  their
>  Rhodes? 
> Was it a cost effective thing to do?  The sails  are  free in this case. 
> I'm
> thinking the headsail may be  the most useful  since I could switch on the
> fly
> if need  be; our boat has the CDI furler and  it doesn't look too  difficult
> to
> change sails.  I'm not sure about   switching out the mainsail, but may
> have
> the light wind  mainsail cut down  to fit anyway if the cost isn't
>  excessive.
> 
> Mike Cheung, s/v Muireann  1993/2004/2008  R22
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