[Rhodes22-list] Topping Lift & Rudder Adjustments & Bill Effros said about Rummy comment on Caesars set up
Bill Effros
bill at effros.com
Tue Sep 9 08:57:11 EDT 2008
Ed,
Mine, too. But some people have lost the screws and replaced them with
bolts, not knowing they were originally screws that didn't go through.
Those people can't move their rudders back further than the amount shown
in the picture, and they can't figure out why you and I and Rummy can
make ours go further back.
BE
Tootle wrote:
> Bill:
>
> On my boat the aft bolts are not bolts but short screws so as not to stop
> the movement of the blade.
>
> I suspect that his is the same. So blade should go back:
>
> Url :
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20080909/ba6c4998/attachment.jpg
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
>
>
> Bill Effros wrote:
>
>> Agreed, Rummy,
>>
>> On my boat the rudder will go forward from that position and it is a
>> benefit for ease of use.
>>
>> I believe the key is the aft bolt on the lower pintle. If it goes
>> through, you can't move the rudder forward from the illustrated position.
>>
>> Bill Effros
>>
>>
>>
>> R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> Caesar,
>>> Look at the attached photo. I might be wrong, but it appears as though
>>> the
>>> rudder can go forward more than it currently is.
>>>
>>> Rummy
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 9/8/2008 7:14:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com writes:
>>>
>>> Hi rummy,
>>>
>>> Noticing my taut topping lift was keen observation on your part. I have
>>> since been careful to ensure that it is slack enough so as not to
>>> influence sail
>>> shape.
>>>
>>> You need to tell me more about correct rudder adjustment. Stan pointed
>>> out
>>> to me that if the rudder is correctly deployed you can steer the boat
>>> with
>>> your finger. I understand correct deployment to mean down beyond
>>> vertical,
>>> where the rudder is pointing towards to the front or bow of the boat.
>>> That's
>>> overstating it, but you get the picture.
>>>
>>> Is there some other rudder adjustment that I / we new-bees need to know
>>> about?
>>> Inquiring minds want to know. : )
>>>
>>> Caesar
>>> Gentle Breeze
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Mon, 9/8/08, R22RumRunner at aol.com <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Handling Gusts
>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>> Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 8:59 AM
>>>
>>> Caesar,
>>> Thanks for joining in. During my search of my photos to show the correct
>>> position of the rudder, I came across the photo of your boat. Not only
>>> did
>>> you
>>>
>>> have the topping lift still engaged, but your rudder is not in the
>>> forward
>>> position. :)
>>>
>>> Rummy
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 9/8/2008 11:55:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com writes:
>>>
>>> What this rookie does in gusts in head up into the wind and the boat
>>> flattens. After the gust passes I then fall away back on course. I am
>>> yet
>>> to
>>>
>>> practice a next option which to spill wind by releasing the main sail
>>> sheet.
>>>
>>> With six inches of free-board there is still a lot more thrill and
>>> excitement to be had. My admiral handles it like an old salt. I
>>> never
>>> thought that
>>> sailing a Rhodes 22 would cause me to grow in admiration and
>>> appreciation
>>> for
>>> my wife of 28 years.
>>>
>>> Over the weekend we had light winds on our lake. I was sailing on the
>>> lee
>>> for the entire duration, trying to be patient and experimenting with
>>> different minute adjustments to the sails. A knot-meter would have
>>> told me
>>> instantly the wisdom or folly of my adjustment, but that is yet to
>>> come. I
>>> had to
>>> rely on my senses.
>>>
>>> Caesar
>>> Gentle Breeze
>>>
>>> --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at nyu.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at nyu.edu>
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Handling Gusts
>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 7:29 AM
>>>
>>> Michael
>>>
>>> I dump wind first from main. Then I will head up if need be,
>>> assuming I am on a close reach.
>>> constant gusting I would let the traveler go to leeward to assist in
>>> dumping wind.
>>>
>>> Lou
>>> s/v Miracles
>>> standard main with original roller boom
>>>
>>> On Sep 8, 2008, at 10:29 AM, MichaelT wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> We experienced approx 4-5 gusts of wind in our 3 hour sail
>>>> yesterday. I was
>>>> just imagining if our wives we're onboard how frantic they would
>>>> have been.
>>>>
>>>> In those instances, the weather helm gave way to a heavy tiller
>>>> with the
>>>> tiller positioned at 45 degree to windward to remain on-course. I was
>>>> considering letting the main sheet out but the gusts all happen in
>>>> about
>>>> 10-20 seconds and then disappears.
>>>>
>>>> How do you guys handle gusts of wind?
>>>>
>>>> Especially when the gusts causes heavy heeling (gunnel 6" from
>>>>
>>>>
>>> water)
>>>
>>>
>>>> Michael
>>>> --
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>>>> tp19373248p19373248.html
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