My dad always cautioned me about people who asked me to "take a long walk on a short dock" :-)

Mike
s/v Wind Lass ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY
I’d rather be sailing :~)

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Stephen Staum
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2021 10:19 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Lifting the Mast off of the Boat

With 2 assistants I was able to slide the mainsail assembly out of the mast with it on the boat in my backyard.  I am not sure that would work on a dock unless it was long enough and you had the boat close enough to walk the assembly out.


*Thanks and Stay Well,*

*Stephen Staum*
*s/v Carol Lee 2*

*Needham, MA*



On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 5:22 PM Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> The furling tube inside the mast is as long as the mast. You need to 
> have a way to keep it straight and pull it all the way out of the mast 
> before you can remove the sail.
>
> Mary Lou
> ex Rhodes 22
> now Rosborough RF 246, Tara
> Rock Hall, MD
>
> On 3/19/2021 12:49 PM, JeffSmith wrote:
> > Does the mast H ve to be taken off the boat? Or can the sail 
> > assembly be removed from the mast while  the base is lowered to the bow pupit?
> >
> >
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> > Jeff Smith
> > 2009 R22 #101 RADIANT
> > Atlantic Highlands Municpal Harbor
> > Atlantic Highlands, NJ
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