Re: Main furling
Eric Pederson (eric@winternet.com)
Fri, 23 Apr 1999 09:03:00 -0500 (CDT)
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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It has been rumored that Rye Gewalt said:
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> I am having trouble with the stays when I try to furl my mainsail to the
> boom. Does one have to remove the stays from the sail do a good job of
> furling or am I just getting impatient. I have a 19' short rig, so
> maybe it is a unique problem, but I always wind up with one or two stays
> poking out in odd directions.
Do you mean the battens? Yes, they poke out a bit. You can either remove
them, or tie the sail down right over the offending batten to minimize the
problem.
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Eric L. Pederson
P-19 #970, Necessity
Bloomington, MN