[Rhodes22-list] Downhaul rigging revisited

[Rob Lowe]

Rory,
How does your rudder attach to the boat?  Mary Lou's boat is set up the same
as mine, with pintles and gudgeons.  Yours looks entirely different.  What
does the "boat end" of this look like? - rob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bobmellor" <rhmello at aol.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Downhaul rigging revisited


>
> rory..
> i understood your post and pix, what io was saying is thet that piece of
> tubing with the holes thru it seems to be close to or identical to the
piece
> of tubing that was my centerpin.... and i have been wondering what the
> purpose of the holes are.
> bob m
>
>
> Rory Orkin wrote:
> >
> > Sorry.. I was not clear.. That piece is the turning rod for the downhaul
> > that had been fitted too close to the rudder when in the down position..
> > This is not on all boats.
> >                This caused the rudder to knock it off when fully
lowered.
> > I plan to ire-install in the location shown .
> > My concern is more to how the lines are run
> >
> >
> > bobmellor wrote:
> >>
> >> that piece of tubing looks just like the centerboard pin that was in my
> >> boat ....  coincidence?   anyone know what the holes were/are for?
> >> bob m
> >>
> >>
> >> Rory Orkin wrote:
> >>>
> >>>   A while back I posted a question about the downhaul which resulted
in
> >>> a discussion about a turning bar which had been installed incorectly
on
> >>> some boats.
> >>>             I have included a few pictures of the downhaul rigging.
The
> >>> rudder pinches the downhaul between the rudder and the back of the
> >>> rudder housing.. Is this how it is supposed to be ? In the second
> >>> picture I show how the turning bar would be installed.. I find that
> >>> without the turning bar installed I will be pinching the downhaul at
the
> >>> SIDE of the rudder and jamming the whole works..  Wouldnt it make more
> >>> sense to but some guides on the forward  part of the rudder assembly
and
> >>> run the line down and outside so the rudder never pinches the line ?
> >>>
> >>>   http://www.nabble.com/file/7270/E27C2142.JPG
> >>>  http://www.nabble.com/file/7269/E27C2143.JPG
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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