Bob, I replaced my sail earlier this season. I was on land.It is a simple
operation. Mast must be in a horizontal position. On the black starboard
material on the mast that supports the sail, there is a spring loaded pin.
Pull out on the pin, this releases the support from the hole in the mast .
Just slide it toward the open end (bottom) of the mast. To make the task
easier clean and lubricate the groove in the mast from its starting
position to the open end.  On the IMF sail the clew is layers of heavy
cloth. I used this to just pull the sail out of the mast. There should be
very little resistance. Going back together is just as easy, take notes on
which way the mast is wound.

I discovered broken parts on my sail support system and had to order the
whole system from Stan. My boat is 32 years old, so it was an ouch but not
totally unexpected.

Cary Tolbert
Radford, VA

s/v Whisper

On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 9:54 AM Bob Allen <rca02536 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>      Developed a small rip in my IMF mainsail and need to remove (and
> eventually reinstall it). Stan says the r&r is intuitive, but we all know
> what is intuitive to Stan, can be a daunting task to the rest of us.  Any
> tips, hints, warnings, etc.  would be appreciated  Thanks
>
>
>  Bob Allen S/V air force
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