I have a Rhodes 22 that lost it's heasail. The headsail fit over a tube that spun on the head stay and had a drum attached to its bottom. Part of the drum was also missing so I have tried to rig the head sail and furler from a 1975 Macgregor 25 onto the boat. I tried simply replacing the headstay with the Mac head sail and furtler assembly, but it doesn't spin right without a stay next to it running through the offset hank piece at the top of the sail, at its swivel. Here my questions: Anyone have pics of the deck area attachment of the Mac 25 head sail. It seems that there must be 2 mounting points on the deck, 1 for the head stay, and 1 for the head sail? Otherwise, how does one mount the bottom of the drum to the same point as the head stay without the drum getting in the way of the stay. I think I will put the original head stay without it's tube back on my Rhodes, then hank on the top of the Mac sail and pull it up with the halyard, but how and where should it's bottom attach to the deck? Any pics or ideas would be great. Thanks, gearydesign@gmail.com
Head sail furler Macgregor to Rhodes
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you need to define the type of furler
system you're talking about. Most furlers fit over the stay with the wire running up through the foil (tube) The furler drum and forestay often share the same shackle attachent to the deck. The sail must only be attached to the drum at the bottom, not the deck. It's luff slides up inside the foil groove and is held up with either a halyard that is part of the foil, ala cdi, or an external halyard with a swivel fitting on the shackle. Perhaps you might post a picture of your equipment and one of the learned souls here can point you in the right direction.
system you're talking about. Most furlers fit over the stay with the wire running up through the foil (tube) The furler drum and forestay often share the same shackle attachent to the deck. The sail must only be attached to the drum at the bottom, not the deck. It's luff slides up inside the foil groove and is held up with either a halyard that is part of the foil, ala cdi, or an external halyard with a swivel fitting on the shackle. Perhaps you might post a picture of your equipment and one of the learned souls here can point you in the right direction.
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