[Rhodes22-list] Tangent Topping Lift Question

[Hank]

I've only got a single sheave on front and back.  I currently don't use the
front sheave for anything as I don't have the spinnaker setup yet and have
the CDI jib furler which doesn't need a halyard.  I could do it like you do
and then add a spinnaker bail when I get ready to use one.

Hank


On 3/7/08, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>
> Hank (and John),
> Our masthead has double sheaves on the front of the mast and double
> sheaves aft. Our topping lift runs from the boom end to the aft
> masthead sheave, over the front sheave and down to a block on the
> port side near the base of the aft lower stay (I'm going to have to
> go look at the boat to see exactly where this is) and from that block
> to a cam cleat on the port side cabin top. It works well. You can see
> the cam cleat on the cabin top in the attached pic.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22  Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
> At 11:42 AM 3/7/2008, you wrote:
> >While we are on the topic of topping lifts, how do most of your run the
> free
> >end of the topping lift?  With the way the sheave is situated, it comes
> out
> >inside the mast and I am afraid of it getting wraped up in the main.
> >
> >Actually this happened once and we had to drop the mast to fix it.  Since
> >then, I have run some rigging tape around the mast below the sheave and
> the
> >topping lift now goes outside of that so that it stays away from the
> >furler.
> >
> >Hank
> >
> >
> >On 3/7/08, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > We are going to be relocating our topping lift. Is there anyone who
> > > has done this and has an attachment system they are particularly
> pleased
> > > with?
> > >
> > > Background: We have two sheaves at the masthead. One will be
> > > spinnaker (Doyle UPS) halyard. The other will be the jib/genoa
> > > halyard to go with the new Schaefer Snap-Furl furling unit. This
> > > means an alternate arrangement will have to be found for the topping
> > > lift. We adjust the topping lift a lot - at anchor to raise the boom,
> > > when furling the main, when lowering the mast etc. so we want to
> > > retain the ease of adjustment we now have.
> > >
> > > We have thought about putting a block on the side of the mast but
> > > real estate up there looks a little tight. We have thought about
> > > dead-ending the topping lift at the masthead and running it through a
> > > block at the boom end but this seems like it might not adjust as well.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have experience with either of these approaches? Has
> > > anyone come up with another solution? Are there fittings you would
> > > suggest? Do you have pictures? I am looking for some experience
> > > rather than conjecture unless the conjecture includes part numbers or
> > > a different approach entirely.
> > >
> > > Note to Ed: I did search the archives. This was discussed on the list
> > > in 2003 with Roger Pihlaja writing about dead-ending the topping lift
> > > but the discussion quickly moved to a discussion of mounting for a
> > > whisker pole and there was not any further discussion of how the
> > > topping lift was attached or how well it worked. I think Mark Kaynor
> > > also did this but Mark and Julie are off cruising (last heard from in
> > > the Bahamas).
> > >
> > > To everyone else: Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Mary Lou
> > > 1991 R22 Fretless
> > > Rock Hall, MD
> > >
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