Cowie,
Concerning taking the mast down: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Simply  
lubricating the lower bearing is about all you need to do to keep it in tip 
top  working condition. 
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 8/24/2009 2:43:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
ccowie at cowieassociates.com writes:


Hank:

Thanks for the reply.  I should probably take  my mast down every now and
then just to get used to it and for general  inspection of stuff up top.


Hank-5 wrote:

> 
>  Cowie,
> 
> There is no halyard.  The main is attached to the  furling tube by screws
> and
> that is what keeps it taut.   You have to drop the mast and then slide the
> tube (with the main) out  the bottom of the mast.
> 
> Hank
> 
> On Mon, Aug 24,  2009 at 1:44 PM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com> 
wrote:
>  
>>
>> I recently posted a question about how to remove the  genoa and now
>> understand
>> this is a pretty simple task  given the current General Boats roller
>> furling
>> set  up.  As a new R22 owner with my boat in a slip with the mast up  
since
>> delivery I am now trying to figure out if the main can be  removed 
without
>> taking the mast down?  I assume the main has  a halyard internal to the
>> the
>> mast and that with the  mast down it should be easy to remove but I don't
>> see
>>  any access to the halyard with the mast up.  My Rhodes is a new GB  
2009.
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