Yes, we can still agree on the furler. I have been known to have a vodka  
and tonic with lime on occasion and martini's are also on my list of approved 
 drinks. I don't do Scotch at all.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 6/13/2013 9:06:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
snstaum at gmail.com writes:

Rummy,

I feel it is only fair to warn you that I drink  Scotch & Vodka (mostly 
very dry martini's - shaken not stirred).  

Do we still agree on the furler?


Stephen Staum
s/v Carol  Lee 2
Needham,  MA
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On Jun 13, 2013, at  7:25 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

> I'm with Stephen and Joe on  this subject. My hull is an 88 model with 
the  
> original furler  and the original 175 Genoa. I never have problems with 
it. I 
> don't  need to change sails, so it works for me. I still have all of the 
>  original  standing rigging.
> 
> Rummy
> 
>  
> In a message dated 6/12/2013 11:19:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight  Time,  
> snstaum at gmail.com writes:
> 
> I love   the original General Boats furling system.  It is elegantly 
simple.  
> I  did lose one forestay due to lack of adequate tension (my  fault).  
But 
> in  
> 9 years the genoa has always  opened and furled every time.  My buddy  
has a 
> newer system  (CDI?) on his Catalina 25 and it is always an adventure  - 
>  sometimes the jib won't open and sometimes it won't furl.
> 
> I  am  from the kiss school. Keep it simple - sail more - fix less.  I  do
 
> all  
> my own work but I would rather be  sailing.
> 
> Just one man's  opinion.
> 
>  Stephen Staum
> s/v Carol Lee 2
> Needham,  MA
>  
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: thewill311
> Sent:  Wednesday,  June 12, 2013 5:56 PM
> To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject:  [Rhodes22-list] 175% roller  furling genoa
> 
> So I talked to the owner of  the rigging  company that's going to replace
> head/forestay and he was  telling  me that the reason my rigging broke is
> because 175% genoa was to   much for my rigging to handle and that the 
roller
> furling was a Stone  Age  technology and I should chuck it over board. He 
is
> the third  rigger that  has told me this since I have been calling about
>  fixing my boat. I'm pretty  new to sailing so I'm not sure what to tell  
> these
> guys when they put down  the original set up on my  boat. Every part on my
> boats rigging mast and  sails are original  to the 1987 Rhodes 22. Should 
I 
> go
> with different set  up  for the genoa?
> 
> 
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