[Rhodes22-list] Opinions on Replacement Jib Sheets for Bud and Steve

[budconnor at earthlink.net]

Ed,
  I have an IMF and a 175% Genoa.  Also I have big fat blue sheets, 
but I am certainly open to hear the opinion of others wrt replacement options.

Bud


-----Original Message-----
From: ed kroposki <ekroposki at charter.net>
Sent: Sep 28, 2005 7:47 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Opinions on Replacement Jib Sheets for Bud and Steve

Bud:

     You asked for opinions, good man, as there is more than one.  However,
you did not fully explain what you meant.  You said Jib sheets.  Hum, so you
have a boat with a standard main and hank on jib?  Surely, you do not have
the 175 Genoa and roller furling.  

     I have the 175 genoa and after seeing many R 22's I have developed the
opinion that Stan's fat sheets are the easiest and best way to go.  How do
you get Stan's fat sheets?  Call GBI late in the day and ask for a price and
shipping cost.  

     Bye and Bye, you will get the best product out their.  There are at
least three reasons why you will get the best product.  Stan has received
feedback from owners as to what thickness and feel are best.  Stan has spent
too many hours looking in cordage catalogs for the best product.  Finally,
Stan gets the cheapest price on the best product from his current supplier.

     He currently uses a Blue line, but in the past has apparently used
white and black.  The current Blue line is durable, easy on the hands and
can be obtained from Admiral Spitzer.  The brand that he uses is a trade
secret, so you will not get it at West Marine that much I know.
Furthermore, it is not made in China.

     Did you say that you are in Florida?  Are you going to the St. Pete
Boat Show?  Stan is supposed to be going, at least he has indicated that he
is.  

     Ah, boat shows are a topic of yesterday.

 

Ed K

Greenville, SC, USA

Addendum:  I hope Steve of West Chester enjoys learning about sheets.  Maybe
he should take his wife to the Annapolis boat show so that he can explain
sheets are not sheets as she knows.

Addendum:  (For Steve)  Sheet bend is a nautical term meaning a bend or
hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or
to an eye.