[Rhodes22-list] UPS arrived yesterday

[Mark Kaynor]

Jay,

We've currently just got a block (see the attached pictures) screwed into
the deck with a stainless eye strap. It was installed for when the halyard
is run through a block on a bail atthemasthead for the asymmetric. It's a
bit too far forward for the UPS halyard, since we're using the second set of
masthead blocks. I need to add another block in the correct position, but
hadn't decided what or how to to it yet.

I've considered installing a mast plate but thought that might be overkill.
I really don't know how much the block gets loaded. The literature for the
furler that comes with the UPS says you should only put enough tension on
the halyard to keep the luff from deforming a lot - too much tension will
result in early failure of the furling system. The more I think about it,
the more I'm inclined to look for a mast plate. I'd also like to hear from
others with more experience in this.

Mark


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Friedland" <a.jayf at verizon.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] UPS arrived yesterday


> Mark,
> Thanks for your response. I was planning to launch today, but winds are
> 15-20 and 35, so consider me a fair weather sailor. Tomorrow is
> forecasted into the high 50's with lighter winds.
>
> I had a concern and was wondering why I never heard it discussed on the
> list. How much pull is on the halyard with a spin under sail? From what
> I've seen of installations, it means running the halyard from the mast
> through a standard deck block to the cockpit for cleating. This seems
> to be the weakest link.
>
>   The deck block, typically a small Ronstan spring-loaded type, doesn't
> seem beefy enough, or well-anchored or well-positioned enough, to take
> any heavy pull from the halyard. Is this what you're using or similar?
> Is a padeye mounted at the base of the mast to provide a direct pull
> down more effective? Any way of through-bolting a block to the cabin
> top? Is any of this necesary? Just very curious on what you feel is
> needed.
>
> Thnaks,
> Jay
>
> On Saturday, April 12, 2003, at 09:42 AM, Mark Kaynor wrote:
>
> > Jay,
> >
> > Raven already had a padeye installed in the deck just aft of the
> > furler when
> > we bought her. It's got 4 bolts and a backing plate and sounds like the
> > Schaeffer you describe - I'll see if I can find any identifier on it
> > today
> > and will let you know. I mounted a halyard restrainer on the mast
> > about a
> > foot down from the masthead. We've got blocks w/ snap shackles that we
> > attach to the aft cleats for the asymmetric sheets. I won't know if
> > we'll
> > use those or the standard jib sheet setup until we mess around w/ it a
> > bit
> > and see what works best.
> >
> > Gary (Raven's PO) had bolted a bail w/ a small block to the front of
> > the
> > masthead for the asymmetric halyard. Because the UPS is rigged inside
> > the
> > headstay, rather than outside like the asymmetric, we routed the
> > halyard
> > through the sstarboard set of masthead blocks. Our topping lift runs
> > through
> > the port set.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jay Friedland" <a.jayf at verizon.net>
> > To: <kroposki at innova.net>; "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 8:45 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] UPS arrived yesterday
> >
> >
> >> Mark,
> >> Did you use same padeye/halyard set-up you had for your previous
> >> cruising spinnaker? Once the mast is up, it's done-launch is next
> >> Friday.  Any last minute suggestions on hardware? I'm using the
> >> Schaeffer padeye (4 screws/backing plate) Roger suggested, halyard
> >> restrainer 6" down from sheaves, and fixed topping lift with line to
> >> boom-mounted cleat, standard Jib cars. Thanks for any input.
> >> Jay
> >>
> >>
> >> On Saturday, April 12, 2003, at 07:43 AM, Kroposki wrote:
> >>
> >>> Mark,
> >>> The weather is supposed to be perfect..... _) _) _)
> >>>                   Ed K
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Mark Kaynor [mailto:mark at kaynor.org]
> >>> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 5:27 AM
> >>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] UPS arrived yesterday
> >>>
> >>> Our new UPS sail arrived yesterday. Woohoo!! We'll be setting it up
> >>> and
> >>> trying it out later today, weather permitting. I'll bring the camera
> >>> and
> >>> see if I can get someone to take a few pics to post. We unfolded it
> >>> in
> >>> the living room last night to check it out - it's a big sail. It's
> >>> also
> >>> very pretty. And it smells new <g>. We're excited.
> >>>
> >>> Mark Kaynor
> >>>
> >>
> >
>