Peter,

  On my '86, I have a line from the bottom grommet of the sail to the disc at the bottom of the furling tube. The line goes thru a hole in the disc near the furling tube. Pull the line tight and tie a knot underneath the disc so the line can't get back thru. I like to get that line as tight as I can.

  Jerry Lowe. S/V Country Rhodes '86




Hi All,    At the end of last season I had a somewhat chaotic time

> getting my boat out of the lake and into storage for the winter.  Several
> sailing friends helped me out, none of us with any experience with a
> Rhodes 22.  One of the tasks that I needed to complete was removing the
> sails from the furlers.  I concentrated on the mainsail, while others
> removed the Genoa.  In preparation for putting the boat in this year I
> spent some time the other morning putting the sails back on the furlers. 
> I understood the mounting system to involve sliding the furler tube into
> the pocket on the luff of the sail until the grommets line up to screw
> holes at the head and foot.  Screws are run through the grommet and
> tightened to the furling tube and Bob's your Uncle.This is exactly how my
> mainsail installed, but when I got to the Genoa, there was only a screw at
> the head of the sail.  I could not find one (or evidence of one) at the
> foot.  Is this correct?  Am I missing something?  Is there a system for
> keeping the luff taught?  Any insights will be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,   Peter
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