[Rhodes22-list] traveler lines

[Saroj]

I haven't been at the boat since getting your email, but mine are miles long
it seems -- too long, I think.  Seems to me for ultimate range they should
be twice the length of the traveler plus a foot or so for the stopper knots
although I've never had the traveler carriage more than a foot off center
and frankly rarely move them at all.  Not a racer.  Sometimes I want to
point higher so I move it to make the boom go right down the center.

Saroj
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bgreenwald at optonline.net>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 10:28 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] traveler lines


> Hi All,
>
> My traveler lines are of a length that allows the carriage to move only a
few inches off center in either direction and less than half the distance to
the end of the traveler bar.  Could you tell me if this is normal?  Assuming
it is not, and that the carriage should be allowed to move the full length
of the bar, does anyone have the required length of line to permit this?  I
know it wouldn't be difficult to measure myself but thought I would ask in
case I visit the store before the boat.  As always, thanks for any help.
>
> Bruce Greenwald
> S/V Ruach II
>
>
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