[Rhodes22-list] Topping Lift & Rudder Adjustments & Bill Effros said about Rummy comment on Caesars set up
R Orkin
roryorkin at verizon.net
Tue Sep 9 09:15:55 EDT 2008
RE: Wife sailing familiarity course..
Suggest starting out on a Hobie 16 and flying the hull a few times .
Makes the Rhodes heel seem like an improvement :-) Workied for me ...
Bill Effros wrote:
>
> 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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