On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 10:16 AM Peter via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> Hi Peter,
> Thanks for getting back to me. Yes, my furling assembly is VERY
> different. The furler tube is nothing more than a tube. It does not have
> the slot or the extrusion that allows the end cap to be screwed on. The
> good news for me is if I were to bend it, it would be easier to replace.
> As for the bearing cap that on yours is held in with a single screw, on
> mine I'm guessing it is pressure fitted. It appears that some previous
> owner has either removed it or tried to remove it and it has sustained some
> damage. It sustained more when I tried. At that point I gave up and
> removed the donut at the top of the tube and slid the sail off that way.
> I'm not looking forward to trying to get the donut back on the furling
> tube. The damage to the bearing surface is minimal and around the outside
> edge, so it should not effect function, but I can't replace the furling
> line without removing it which would likely mean destroying it. I'm sure I
> could print a useable replacement part in ABS, but I don't know how long I
> could expect it to last and would probably end up putting a new one on
> every couple of years. I'll reach out to GB and see if they have any of
> these old-style end caps.
>> Peter
>>>> >Peter,
>> >I made a YouTube video about how I went about taking apart my IMF lower
> assembly: https://youtu.be/MH7hYJnoNpM>> >Of course, yours may be somewhat different. If there's no screw holding
> the lower cap in place, as there was with mine, then I'd guess that it's
> just a >pressure fit.
>> >General Boats would be the only source for IMF parts.
>> >Peter Nyberg
> >Coventry, CT
> >s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>> > On 2023-10-28, at 21:37:06 EDT, peter beckerman wrote:
>
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