Still Dancing in the Rain: February 18 - 24, Sails, sails and more sails

We got a new sail so we'll be winning all the races at Wildwood this year.

So maybe it belongs on the Kalik 44. Needed to get the sails on the boat (buyers coming to look at her soon) so with Gary leading the way, up went the jib.

Gary sliding the sail onto
the roller furling.

Gary, Gerry & BIll surveying
their handiwork.

So who knows what's
wrong with this pic?

It was rolled the wrong way, weather
edge is supposed to be on the
outside - Gerry & I rerolled it.

Next job is the recalcitrant (uncooperative, intractable, defiant, rebellious, willful, wayward, headstrong, contrary, perverse, difficult) main sail. This is the same contraption that TB spent about 10 hours (at the top of the mast) trying to first get the sail out and then disconnecting the entire roller furling. Today it actually cooperated and the sail went in remarkably well but when we tried to pull it back out - you guessed it - it came out about 3 feet and then would not budge. No amount of pulling, yanking, winching (my job), pleading or swearing would get it out any further - went in just fine but out, no way!

Gary & Gerry feeding the sail
into the roller furling.

And she's up and flying.

Getting into the bosuns chair.

It may look as if he's holding on for dear
life but he's trying to free the sail while
Gary, down below is turning the
roller with 2 vice grip, 2 inches at a time.

After much cajoling the sail came out, we took it down and discovered that the gizmo (technical term) was not facing out and running up and down the slot but was instead turned by 1/4 and jamming inside the mast. This was no doubt the original problem. At any rate, we've decided to leave the sail nicely folded inside the boat and the next owners can install it.

Some photos from the last 3 weeks (mostly taken by Ellen).