[Rhodes22-list] Protecting sails and lines

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  Saroj, Rummy,and Others,
 I just finished this simple modifacation. I used 3/4" pvc because it rests on the bottom of the turnbuckel nicely without touching the deck.
 My jib sail rubs the shrouds about 3-4' above the chainplate. I believe this is because the size of the sail is smaller. I am not sure what size it is. On the home page there a photo of a white r-22 under sail. That is the size I have.
  I did cap the tops of pvc. I drilled a 1/8 hole in the top of the cap and then cut the hole out to one side 1/8 of a inch wide. So now on the shrowd I pushed the cap on the wire and then glued the cap and pushed it down on the pvc.
  For extra credit I took a small piece of pvc and cut a wedge simular to wedge you could use to tighten the hammer head to a hammer handle, only some bigger. I hammered (gently) the wedge into the slot left in the pvc cap. Now the pvc cap is solid again. When the # 5200 adheasive is dried I will file or sand to almost smooth. This will keep shrowd cable centered and looking soo cool.   Barry










-------------- Original message from R22RumRunner at aol.com: -------------- 


> Saroj, 
> It's been a while since I replaced mine, but I believe it was 1" PVC pipe. 
> The cap is a standard plumbing cap with a hole driller through it and glued to 
> the pipe. I don't recall the size of the hole either.....sorry. The next time 
> I replace mine I'll write a detailed account. It wasn't difficult to do. 
> 
> Rummy 
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