[Rhodes22-list] Small problem when coming about.

[Steve]

Roger, Roger, Roger!!!!!!!!!!
A plastic margarine container:-) I just don't know
what to say.  Old buddy, old pal - You are spending
way to much time in school:-)
Steve

--- Roger Pihlaja <cen09402 at centurytel.net> wrote:
> Jim,
> 
> Take a plastic margarine container (big enough to
> fit over the mooring
> cleat) & drill two 3/16" ID holes about 1" down from
> the rim & 5/16" apart
> on one side.  Drill a 5/16" ID hole about 1" down
> from the rim & directly
> opposite the two holes.  (i.e. On the diameter that
> splits the distance
> between the two 3/16" ID holes)  Now, take a piece
> of 1/8" OD X 12" Long
> shock cord, fold it in half, & thread each half thru
> one of the 3/16" ID
> holes starting from the outside & going into the
> container.  Run both pieces
> of shock cord across the inside of the margarine
> container & thread both
> ends thru the 5/16" ID hole from the inside going
> out.  Put a stopper knot
> in one of the shock cords on the outside of the
> container.  Now, put the
> entire shock cord under a little tension from the
> unknotted end & tie in
> another stopper knot.  You want to end up with two
> partially stretched shock
> cords running side-by-side across the ID of the
> container.  Now, to use this
> device, go to the foredeck mooring cleat.  Take your
> index finger, hook it
> under one of the shock cords approximately in the
> middle of the container, &
> form a loop in the shock cord by twisting.  Slip
> this loop over one of the
> horns on the cleat.  Reach under the container, form
> a loop in the middle of
> the other shock cord, & slip it over the other horn
> on the cleat.  The 1st
> shock cord will stretch enough to make forming &
> placing this 2nd loop over
> the horn of the cleat pretty easy.  Viola!  Your
> cleat is now "streamlined"
> & won't be fouling any more sheets while you are
> coming about.  It also
> won't be fouling the roller furling control line if
> it should develop a
> little slack.  Yet, the container is easy to remove
> when you want to use the
> cleat.  If you like this setup, you could even
> substitute a small round
> stainless steel bowl for the margarine container for
> that "polished" look.
> You may have to slightly modify the above dimensions
> to suit the geometry of
> the particular mooring cleat installed on your
> boat's foredeck, but you get
> the concept.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <LafingBear at aol.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 10:54 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Small problem when coming
> about.
> 
> 
> > Hi Folks!  I don't know if you folks have ever had
> this problem but with
> the
> > brains on this list someone may have a simple
> solution. I usually sail
> alone
> > and when it's really windy and I have to come
> about fast I just let the
> line on
> > the one winch loose push the tiller over all the
> way and start pulling in
> on
> > the other side as fast as I can. On several
> occassions, usually while
> trying
> > to beat  other sailboats across the lake, the line
> from the genny has
> gotton
> > hung up on the forward deck cleat as the genny
> comes across. This means I
> have
> > to leave the tiller, grab the pole, sprawl across
> the hatchway and flip
> the
> > line free of the cleat. This only happens when I
> have the genny all the
> way out,
> > it's very windy and I'm in a big hurry. Is there
> something I can put over
> the
> > cleat, or on the cleat, to prevent the line from
> snagging? Yeah, I know I
> > don't know all the correct terms for everything,
> but you guys know what I
> mean.
> > Any and all serious suggestions would be
> gratefully received.
> > I'll be at the NJ show on Thur. and I hope to run
> into some of you folks.
> > Jim Gifford
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