storm jib Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hello from a New Boat Owner

[Mary Lou Troy]

Bob,
Tell us more about your storm jib. What size? Who made it? Now that we have 
the padeye for the UPS, it would be a possibility. In what sort of winds 
have you used it?

Thanks.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Ft. Washington, PA / Swan Creek, MD
(but moving the boat to Swan Creek Saturday - yippee!)

At 01:52 PM 4/22/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Jeff
>
>2nd question: I believe the fair leads on the cabin top are for sheeting 
>inside the shrouds.
>I have the GBI roller reefing 150% Genoa which if I roll up to 100% I can 
>sheet inside the shrouds. works poorly
>I can also furl the Genoa and fly a wire luff storm jib behind the 
>forestay and sheet inside the shrouds. this works great.
>
>Hope that helps
>
>Bob
>S/V Knot Necessary
>
> >>> JSusanj at aol.com 04/22/04 01:32PM >>>
>My name is Jeff Susanj and let me make one thing perfectly clear to 
>start.  I do not own a Rhodes 22.  I have recently purchased a 1975 
>Columbian Prestige which in every detail seems to be a Rhodes 22.  I was 
>looking through the archives and noted a comment about someone making 
>Rhodes 22 knockoffs until they were sued.  Well, I think this is one of 
>those knockoffs, in fact the first one made by Columbian Fiberglass.  The 
>HIN is CFG22001M75F.  The boat has a non IMF main and a hanked on 
>jib.  Since my experience has all been with non-furling mains, I will 
>probably leave it that way.  However I suspect I will add roller furling 
>to the genoa.  My other boat is a Chrysler Mutineer and it came with 
>roller furling and I really like it, especially when I sail into the 
>harbor (no motor).
>
>Of course, as with any new boat owner, I have questions and I hope my boat 
>is enough like a Rhodes 22 (all of the pictures I have seen seem to match) 
>that you can help me out.  Actually, the owners' web site has helped me 
>out a lot so far.  I already know more about the boat than the guy I 
>bought it from and I haven't put it in the water yet.
>
>OK, first question:  Instead of a bar traveler, there is a line with a 
>block attached to the backstays.  The mainsheet block attaches to a becket 
>on top of the bock and there is another becket under the block.  I 
>understand that the earlier boats had rope travelers and I assume this is 
>what I have.  What should be attached to the bottom becket to control the 
>traveler?
>
>Second question: On each side deck near the chainplates there is a large 
>round fairlead simlar to what is on the jib cars.  What is this for?
>
>Thanks for any help you can give me, now and in the future.  I have 
>enjoyed the Rhodes 22 owners' site so far and am looking forward to 
>sailing the boat.
>
>
>Jeff S.
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