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Good instructions. I would add that it is important to count the wraps on  
the outhaul and furling lines. When reinstalling, be sure to extend the sail 
all  the way out to make sure you have the wraps correct before raising the 
mast.  Adding wraps with the mast up is a real PITA.

Rummy

In a message dated 10/12/2011 4:25:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
blue66corvette at hotmail.com writes:

Let me see if I can do this, everyone, please feel free  to
amplify or edit. I don’t think I have ever seen a step by step and I am  
going
by memory.

After the mast is down;

1.   
Remove the pop-top car from the mast

2.   
Remove the boom attachment from the furling
assembly. This  should involve a couple screws, plus pulling the furling 
line
out of the  boom and the out haul from the boom and main sail.

3.   
Slide the furling tube and main out of the mast
(best to  have two sets of hands as the tube gets pretty long and heavy if 
you
try to  hold from one end)

4.     
Remove the bottom bearing  and the bottom donut
from the furling tube.

5.      
Remove the furling line from the furling tube
(this is usually attached  by inserting through a hole in the tube and a 
knot
tied on the inside of  the tube).

6.     
Remove the remaining bottom donut  (the donut at
the top of the furling tube should not need to be  removed).

7.     
Unroll the main  sail.

8.     
Some main
sails are attached to the  furling tube vie a groove in the furling tube and
others have a sleeve in  the luff of the sail and then attached with a 
screw at
the head and tack.  It should be pretty obvious which you have and how to 
remove
the  sail.

9.     
To install new main sail, do these  steps in reverse.
A special note; don’t forget to reinstall the pop top car  (in the correct
orientation) prior to raising the mast. This is easy to  forget, don’t ask 
me
how I know. Charles98 Rhodes 22       /)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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