Well, we are still dealing with a main sail that will not stay in the track when we pull it up the mast. Bill is still working on getting the feeder working, that puts the sail into the track and holds it. We want it to tighten down to hold the sail as it goes up.
We did talk further to Mack Sails in Stuart FL again after the sail did come out of the track going up and went back in coming down. "That doesn't happen with this system" ...yes it does! However we don't want to go down there right now so needed another option.
We have had great communication with North Sails in Charleston who have located an old style feeder part like ours. The new redesigned one, of course, is not compatible with our 10 year old system. North Sails has located the one that will fit from the manufacturer. It is ordered! So we are now waiting for it to come in... you guessed it from France.
Well, we think we might just motor up the ICW to Charleston this weekend or early next week so we will be closer for North Sails to repair it when the part comes in. This trip May involve another rental car to come back to get our car here so we can go home around the end of the month.
Another beautiful day! Bill did laundry this AM while I looked at charts and books and Salty Southeast Web page figuring out the way up the ditch to Charleston. We have an old salt Capt. Bill visiting right now and Bill is just having a great old time talking sailing and trading stories as y'all can imagine.
Will keep you posted.
Still no flights flying out of Paris. Hopefully the part made it out before the flights stopped.
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