[Rhodes22-list] Sail Plan Changes

Arthur H. Czerwonky czerwonky at earthlink.net
Fri Nov 2 22:59:42 EDT 2007


Brad,
A 'self-tending' rig should not be difficult to do.  I want to put one together for my boat also.  I'll gladly share any gems of wisdom.
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 2, 2007 7:15 AM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sail Plan Changes
>
>Elle,
>
>Your $.02 worth may rule the day. After thinking about it some more I'm
>loathe to change the original sail plan. The only reason I or anyone else
>needs to stand while under sail is for me to get to the genoa winches.  They
>are located forward of the wheel which means for every tack I have to leave
>the helm if the genny out while single-handing or short-handed, which is
>always.  Since my home waters is a curving river, I have to tack often.
>What I've thought about is jury rigging some type of self-tending jib and
>furl the 135% jenny to 100% and live with the less than optimum sail shape
>(speed is not a primary concern).  Anyone have a photo of Stan's that I can
>use to steal his intellectual property?
>
>Brad
>
>On 10/31/07, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> my  2¢
>> You could walk around on your knees...
>>
>> Sometimes short has it's advantages...;^)
>>
>> elle
>>
>> --- Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Ok, boys and girls, put your thinking caps on!
>> > Here's the deal, the sails
>> > rep I've been visiting with has a 9.2C just like
>> > mine that he raised the
>> > boom 10 inches on for better headroom (mine is about
>> > 5' 11 1/8 inches above
>> > the cockpit which gives me 1/4 inch to play with
>> > versus getting whacked
>> > while standing up).  He also shortened his boom
>> > length 21 inches which I
>> > really don't want to do.  He says the boat handles
>> > better, has less weather
>> > helm, and the center of effort moves forward.  Other
>> > than the obvious loss
>> > of sail area (less than 5% by my calculations) what
>> > can be anticipated in
>> > changes of handling characteristics? He (the rep)
>> > says it moves the center
>> > of effort forward and the boat is more stable based
>> > on his experience.
>> >
>> > Now this from Stan's site: *Lowering the boom,
>> > automatically lowers the sail
>> > inside the mast, which in turn lowers the center of
>> > effort of the sail,
>> > therefore increasing the stability of the boat
>> > without cutting sail area.
>> > In fact, boat speed actually increases slightly by
>> > lowering the boom.
>> >
>> > *Can we assume then that raising the boom will
>> > decrease stability and if so
>> > by what margin?  What is your experience? Loss of
>> > speed is not an issue with
>> > me. Everytime I think about these things I get a
>> > headache.  I'm sure Stan
>> > could answer this in about 2 seconds but I'm afraid
>> > he'd want a donation for
>> > his experience.  That greed thing again.  I'm hoping
>> > someone can think this
>> > through and give an informed opinion at a reasonable
>> > cost.  Like free!
>> >
>> > Brad
>> > *
>> >
>> > *
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>> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>>
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