[Rhodes22-list] Fw: Jibbing

[Gardner, Douglas (LNG-DAY)]

Hi Saroj, 

  Long time no speak!  Just remember that cutting is permanent.  I don't
know if that boom is original or not (I'm still in contact with Larry, so I
can ask him if he knows, if you'd like).  However, I'd get some boom
measurements from some folks with standard rigs before cutting it.  Frankly,
I bet it is more likely that your sail is the culprit.  Is there a bolt rope
along the foot of your main?  I had a problem with bolt ropes in my dinghy
sailing days.  It seems that in high heat conditions (attics, trunks of
cars, etc) that the bolt rope will shrink (shorten).  You can really tell if
this happens, because the sail will get a lot baggier (more roach).  At any
rate, even if it hasn't changed shape, it is possible that the foot of your
main is not standard length.  Of course, from your description, it is also
possible that your boom is too long.  In either case, you should use
standard dimensions for the R22 as your guide.  Instead of cutting your boom
to fit one particular sail, I'd recommend you get a few people to measure
their booms and let you know how long they are.  Then you'd probably feel a
lot better about it when you cut yours!

Just my 2c.

--Doug

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Saroj
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 11:51 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Fw: Jibbing


Dave's answer makes sense except for the fact that the very nature of an
accidental jibe precludes sheeting in the main.  Laying at 45 degrees with
waves of water flowing in over the gunnels certainly does give a big
adrenaline rush, don't it....  How did you release the boom quickly?  I
still haven't figured out the trick here..... seems to just "happen" after
some frantic pulling and yanking of this and that.

Roger gave me some good instructions on how to shorten my boom, so I plan on
doing that to permanently solve the problem.

Saroj
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Dilk" <Robert.Dilk at TRW.COM>
To: <david.walker5 at comcast.net>; <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Fw: Jibbing


Ditto to Dave's answer.

I had an uncontrolled jibe in heavy wind and my boom lifted and became
trapped by the backstays.  It was very exciting as the boat layed abeam to
the wind with the rail in the water until I released the boom.


Bob
S/V Knot Necessary

>>> david.walker5 at comcast.net 07/03/04 09:54PM >>>
Keith,

If you are running with the wind and have the main sheeted out, and you jibe
accidentally, the boom can rise enough to hit the backstay.  The proper
solution to this when jibing is to sheet in hard before the jib and let out
the sheet quickly but under control after the jibe.

Another help is to use a vang to keep the boom down during down wind
sailing.

Dave Walker

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