[Rhodes22-list] Tubes on Shrouds

[Bill Effros]

Mike,

I maintain tension on both sheets while coming about.  Neither one ever 
gets that low.  I use rigging tape on turnbuckles to smooth transitions 
and protect from sharp edged cotter pins, but I remove the tape at the 
end of each season, and always make sure it can't collect water.  I find 
the tape causes corrosion on the stainless steel turnbuckles when left 
in place too long.

Bill Effros

Michael D. Weisner wrote:
> Bill & Rex,
>
> I have had the problem of the jib sheets hanging up at the bottom of 
> the shrouds, just above the deck, on my '81, particularly when coming 
> about.  I tried slightly larger diameter sheets when I replaced them 
> last and still they would "catch" at the bottom of the turnbuckle 
> hardware on occasion.  I solved the problem with a piece of shrink 
> wrap covering the chain plate to turnbuckle portion of the hardware.  
> They smoothed out the transition and the sheet no longer gets pinned 
> by the hardware.
>
> Mike
> s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
>
> From: "Bill Effros" bill at effros.com Thursday, November 30, 2006 11:25 AM
>
>
>> Rex,
>>
>> I don't have tubes around my shrouds, and my jib sheets never hang up 
>> on them.  I use the standard size sheet.  Removing the tubes will 
>> reduce the weight.  Every now and again in extremely light air a 
>> sheet will hang up on an open hatch, but if it happens twice a summer 
>> that's a lot.  I rarely miss a tack with my 175, and I deploy it all 
>> the way out whenever the air is light.
>>
>> Bill Effros
>>
>> R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>>> Rex,
>>> Larger sheets does not always equate to more weight. It depends on 
>>> the material that the sheets are made from. There are amny different 
>>> combinations of  materials. Mine don't seem to weight more than the 
>>> thinner ones and I find them easier to handle. Now, that being said, 
>>> if the wind isn't blowing enough to fill  the sails, I'm on the hook 
>>> in a cove getting wasted on rum and coke. No point in  wasting a 
>>> perfectly good day.
>>>  Rummy
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