[Rhodes22-list] Pointing Problem

[Lou Rosenberg]

Paul,

I have restored an older boat and had the chance to buy a used IMF  
but chose instead to go with new full battened sails using a   
standard mast.   I believe what you
are experiencing could be a combination of IMF effect and the design  
of the diamond board.  The slot between the boom and your main  
doesn't help the boat to point that well.  I can only do 45° most of  
the time.   If the wind allows I would sheet the furler outside the  
uppers most of the time.

just my 2 cent on the matter.
  Lou
s/v Miracles
Bklyn, NYC
1981 hull, original centerboard design
  standard main, 150% furler

On Sep 16, 2008, at 9:38 AM, Ben S wrote:

> Good topic.  I've had days where I could point very well and others
> more like you describe.  90 might be tough, but you can do better than
> 110.
>
> Definitely make sure your pop top is down and your hatches are
> closed.  Take down the bimini if you have one.
>
> Ben S
> R22 Velvet Elvis
>
>
>
> On Sep 16, 2008, at 7:13, "Paul Krawitz" <krawitzmail-
> rhodes22 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I love the way my Rhodes 22 handles in all points of sail except
>> when it is
>> close hauled.
>> In my narrow harbor, being able to point close to the wind is the
>> difference
>> between returning home in 30 minutes versus 3 hours.
>>
>> Now I'm not asking to be able to be 30 degrees off the wind like
>> those two
>> guys racing around in a catamaran with no seating and two angled
>> standing
>> platforms, and like members of the Joffrey Ballet, gracefully
>> leaping from
>> one side to the other, making smooth and instantaneous tacks and
>> traveling
>> at 15 knots (no exaggeration).
>> (P.S. What is that thing?)
>>
>> But it would be nice to make 90 degree rather than 110 or 120 degree
>> tacks.
>>
>> Stan put in two internal lead systems on the new Rhodes, in which
>> the jib
>> sheets travel either inside one or two of the shrouds. But the sail
>> area is
>> so much smaller with the new system that making headway is difficult.
>>
>> Furling the genoa jib 50% with the sheets on their normal path
>> outside the
>> shrouds seems to be the best compromise, but I'm still 50-60 degrees
>> off the
>> wind.
>>
>> I tried tightening the backstays to stiffen up the jib luff. The jib
>> looks
>> cleaner, but I'm still too far off the wind.
>>
>> And yes, the centerboard is down.
>>
>> What works for you?
>>
>> Paul K
>> "Clarity"
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