As it happens, my boat is on its trailer in my driveway with the mast up, so it was easy to check, but perhaps not so easy to describe.  

Standing behind the mast looking forward into the mast, the sail goes to the left (port), while the furling line goes to the right (starboard).  To state this another way, if you were looking down on the furling assembly, pulling the sail out will turn the assembly counter-clockwise, while pulling on on the furling line will turn the assembly clockwise.

I hope this lets you get your boat put back together correctly.  It’s time to get these boats in the water!

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On May 30, 2018, at 5:23 PM, Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I just replaced my new IMF sail from Stan. The groove in the furler seemed
> to go in a certain direction (clockwise). So that is the way I rolled the
> said. sail. It seemed to be much more resistance going against the grain
> Need feedback on this, PLEASE.
> Second question: which direction do I wrap the line on the furler?
> Clockwise/Counter Clockwise?????
> 
> I need to get this part correct before I launch and raise the mast. All
> help and information will be greatly appreciated. I do realize this is
> something a Rhodes 22 owner only does every 15 or so years.
> 
> Hey Stan, the new sail  looks to be about 6 inches longer than the old sail
> I replaced. The old sail had a leader about that long on the top of the
> sail. The new sail fit perfectly to the existing hardware. With a new
> mainsail can I pick up 1/2 knot speed? LOL
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Cary Tolbert
> S/V Whisper '86
> Radford, VA
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