Thanks Lee,
 That is what I feared.
 Has anyone else had this happen??
Graham

> On Sep 4, 2025, at 07:50, Lee Kuhn <lvjkuhn at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Graham,
> 
> Unfortunately it looks like you need to lower the mast.
> 
> Lee
> Boatless in Wytheville
> 
> On Thu, Sep 4, 2025, 2:55 AM Graham Parker <gramille at tds.net> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> There we were, having a lovely autumnal sail on Lake Champlain when the
>> black composite  box that slides at the bottom of the mast and connects to
>> the boom, decided to pop out. It was interesting getting the sail back in
>> the mast but we managed it without too much drama.
>> However, now I have to figure out why the black slider separated from the
>> mast.
>> Hopefully I do not have to drop the mast to get in there?
>> If there is a diagram of the bottom of the IMF system, that would be very
>> helpful.
>> Can anyone point me in the right direction? I presume it might be in the
>> fabled archives but I am not sure how to access them!
>> Cheers
>> Graham
>> sv ‘00Sailin'
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