[Rhodes22-list] Traveler, Slim's ? again

[Slim]

Mr. Ed,

Yes, the GB traveler system is simple but it's not easy, or could be easier.
The continuous line does not change the way you have to pull on it to set
it.  Further, the lee line often gets snagged on its cleat when trying to
pull the thing to whether.  This would also be eliminated with a cam cleat.
And besides, Roger's solution doesn't seen "highly technical."  It seems
like a pretty straight-forward modification.

Slim


On 6/23/05 5:11 PM, "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:

> Mr. Slim:
> The first part of old Roger's post is apparently what Wally has set
> up without the additional engineering and expense and not knowing if all the
> highly technical additions will really work.
> This is use a single contiguous line.  How long?  Take your two
> current lines off, put them end to end, and get a new single, contiguous
> line that length.  This is often referred to as the KISS principle.
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> Addendum:  "We won the race by twenty-three seconds, and two seconds after
> we had crossed the line the mast snapped.  Which solved the problem of
> stopping, anyway."  Philip Holland.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Slim
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 5:26 PM
> To: Rhodes
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Traveler
> 
> Thank you, Mark.  That's exactly what I was looking for.  Have you made this
> modification?
> 
> Slim
> 
> On 6/23/05 3:27 PM, "Mark Kaynor" <mkaynor at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Slim,
>> 
>> Here's a good reference from the archives:
>> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2003-June/008597.html
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Slim
>> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 3:05 AM
>> To: Rhodes
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Traveler
>> 
>> I had a terrific day sailing solo today but I find myself wrestling a lot
>> with the traveler.  Has anyone ever changed to a different cleat to make
> it
>> more ergonomic?  If you dump the traveler in a gust, getting it back to
>> windward is difficult if it's really blowing.  I'd have much better
> leverage
>> pulling the line forward rather than laterally to windward.  Especially
> when
>> I'm sitting in the cockpit and not up on the rail.  Maybe a swivel cam
> like
>> WM Cat page 1057, model #3734183.  Heavier line?  Any thoughts?
>> 
>> Slim
>> 
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