Lee,
 
That's what happens when I try to think to early in the day. :)
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 8/20/2009 9:55:58 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
LKUHN at cnmc.org writes:


Rummy,

Thanks but it was Jerry, although I certainly  don't mind taking the credit
for other people's  ideas.

Lee



R22RumRunner wrote:

> 
>  Richard,
>  
> I think that Lee is 100% correct. The dent may  be hindering your furling 
 
> and should be removed. Since the mast  is aluminum, it shouldn't be that
> big 
> of a  project to  remove it. Also, your furling technique might be at
> fault. 
>  Remember  to keep tension on the outhaul line as you are furling the  
main. 
> This gives you  a nice tight wrap.
>  
>  Rummy
>  
>  
> In a message dated 8/19/2009  4:46:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> LKUHN at cnmc.org  writes:
> 
> 
> Richard,
> 
> If it furls into  the mast without a problem and  it looks it's jamming
>  when
> you try to pull it back out because the sail is  doubled  over inside, 
then
> you may be able to fix the problem by changing   your furling technique.  
> I've
> jammed my sail enough to  know that it's  me and not the boat.
> 
> When you furl the  sail back into the mast, keep  tension on the sail 
with 
>  the
> downhaul.  Slowly pull the sail back in a  couple of a  feet at a time
> while
> constantly looking to see if the sail  is  doubling over.  If you can't 
get
> the sail in the mast  without it  doubling over, maybe the sail has lost
> its
>  shape and is too baggy to  smoothly go into the mast.  I don't  actually
> know
> if this is possible  but it sounds  good.
> 
> When pulling the sail out, I use Mary Lou's  advice  and set the topping
> lift
> so the boom is just a  hair below horizontal.   Seems to help.
> 
> Good  luck!
> 
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  At  Ease
>  Kent Island, MD
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  Mary Lou Troy-2  wrote:
>> 
>> Richard,
>> I  would try lubricating everything  first. We use Sailkote on the  
>> bearings at the base and the edges of  the slot. It can also  be used 
>> on the sail itself. If you are getting  a wrinkle in  the sail as it 
>> furls, try setting the end of the boom a  bit  lower when furling. If 
>> it is not binding when furling, I  would  tend to think it is something 
>> in the mechanicals  rather than the mast  itself. Also would want to 
>> make sure  the furling line is running  freely and wrapping smoothly 
>>  when unfurling.
>> 
>> Mary  Lou
>> 1991 R22  Fretless
>> Rock Hall, MD
>> 
>> 
>>   At 03:04 PM 8/19/2009, you wrote:
>>>I have to struggle to unfurl  the  mainsail on my "88. I think it was
>>>refurbished in "95  because it  was bought from the Mt.Clemens Mi. boat
>>>show.  Apparently the main  was stored in the mast but pointed toward  
the
>>>sun because I had to  have a 4" patch put in the  entire leech, which was
>>>rotten, I just  got the boat so I  don't know  if there was a problem
>>>before  that. When  I pull out the main it seems to bind about half way 
up
>>>the  mast all the way to the top. It looks like the sail is  doubled  
over
>>>inside the mast and I have to jerk on the bottom of   the sail to try to
>>>get the bind out. Does anyone else have  this   problem?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I have  the boom car at  the very aft end of the boom as I pull out  the
>>>sail. The boom is  set horizontally. It furls without  a problem. Is it
>>>possible the  mast was somehow compressed  so that the slot was made
>>>narrower?  There is a dent at  the top of the mast that prevents the
>>>furling  tube from  being in any but the high position for the boom. If
>>>it's   the patch that's causing the problem because it's too thick   does
>>>this mean a new or used sail? Is it possible to spread  the  slot in the
>>>mast-probably a much too complicated  solution and  possibly causing a
>>>strength problem in the  mast-although I think  there are bump shop tools
>>>that can  do   this.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Anyone  else having this  problem? ------Richard on Eagles   Wings
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