[Rhodes22-list] Q about topping lift

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Lou,
You might be able to attach the top of the Harken furler without using one of the halyards.  It just needs to stretch the sail upward, with halyard, a section of wire, or just another line pretending to be a halyard, maybe attached where the headstay is fastened.  It's nice to have those halyards otherwise available.  Push come to shove, you could fix a cheek block for the topping lift.  Also, you will possibly want a halyard available if you ever want to fly a spinnaker.
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at MAIL.nyu.edu>
>Sent: Jul 27, 2007 4:12 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Q about topping lift
>
>Rob
>  Thanks .  This seems the most logical way for me to proceed.   A 
>small block on an aft mounted bail.
>  My Harken furler's air swivel  definitely needs to be connected to a 
>halyard.  The headstay goes to the top of my masthead.   I absolutely 
>promise pics of this by next Weds which believe me seems like an 
>eternity away as I am totally obsessed with getting this boat sailing 
>already!
>
>thanks all for your ideas and feedback!
>  Lou
>
>
>>I'm pretty sure my standard mast has a bail on the aft end of the masthead
>>which is where I ran my topping lift though an attached block.  I'll look
>>tomorrow when I'm out there. -  rob
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Lou Rosenberg" <lsr3 at MAIL.nyu.edu>
>>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 3:38 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Q about topping lift
>>
>>
>>>  Mike
>>>    my mast is made by Dwyer.  I do have a bail on the fwd end which I
>>>  suppose could have been used for a separate block to fly a spinnaker.
>>>  I would rather use a customized aft block to run the topping lift
>>>  since its really just a control line of sorts.  The headsail furler
>>>  needs to use a halyard according to the Harken directions.
>>>
>>>  It seems doable to add another bail on the aft end of the masthead
>>>  for the topping lift. Your ideas?
>>>    Lou
>>>
>>>  >Rummy,
>>>  >
>>>  >That is what I remember.
>>>  >
>>>  >>From what Lou had asked, I was going to check to see if there is any
>>>  >clearance for a line to emerge from the inner portion and down along the
>>>  >mast, between the fwd and aft sheaves, though I do not remember an exit
>>path
>>>  >between the sheaves.
>>>  >
>>>  >I think that the masthead is similar to the attached figure (4 sheave
>>>  >L104-05MC) from http://www.lefiell.com/masthead_assemb.html (or see
>>attached
>>>  >image) except that it included 2 bails, thus leaving no exit path for the
>>>  >line except fore and aft of the mast (other than down the inside of the
>>>  >mast.)
>>>  >
>>>  >Mike
>>>  >s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>>>  >Nissequogue River, NY
>>>  >
>>>  >
>>>  >From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com> Friday, July 27, 2007 1:26 PM
>>>  >
>>>  >>  Mike,
>>>  >>  You have to use both the forward and the rear sheave for one line.
>>>  >>
>>>  >>  Rummy
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